Bend one’s elbow
bend one’s elbow
To drink frequently and heavily, esp whiskey: They cautioned him that maybe he was bending the elbow a little too often
To have a drink: We’ll tip the elbow over at my place (1825+)
see: crook one’s elbow
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to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop. to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one’s energies to the task. to […]
- Bend over backward
to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop. to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one’s energies to the task. to […]
- Bend over backwards
bend over backwards Contemporary Examples Outcry Over Afghanistan Quran Burnings Shows Misguided ‘Honor’ About Sacred Book Asra Q. Nomani February 21, 2012 Also, lean over backwards. Exert oneself to the fullest extent, as in Dad bent over backwards so as not to embarrass Stasia’s new boyfriend. This phrase transfers the gymnastic feat of a backbend […]
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bend over, here it comes again
- Bend someone's ear
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to […]