Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, slang)To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.

    They said I couldn't do the job so they gave me the elbow. So, now I'm looking for work again.

    When are you finally going to give your boyfriend the elbow?

Examples

2 sentences

  1. She gave him the elbow yesterday.

    ruОна вчера дала ему отставку. — marafon

    deSie hat ihm gestern einen Knuff mit dem Ellenbogen verpasst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. She gave my elbow a little jog.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

gives the elbow, giving the elbow, gave the elbow, given the elbow
Base formgive the elbow · to give the elbow
3rd person singulargives the elbow
Present participlegiving the elbow
Past simplegave the elbow
Past participlegiven the elbow

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive the elbow
he, she, itgives the elbow

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave the elbow

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given the elbow
he, she, ithas given the elbow

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give the elbow

Synonyms

5 synonyms
asideB1fireB2sackB2out of the wayelbow out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
giveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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