bend one's elbow en · VERB
Etymology
Suggesting the motion of an arm raising a glass to drink.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.
One day is no worse than the next for El Caucho; so it's a whim when he starts bending his elbow or ties one on. When he is really "plastered," El Caucho looks grim, but he isn't really nasty.
2002, Jacques Stephen Alexis, In the Flicker of an Eyelid, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bends one's elbow | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bending one's elbow | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bent one's elbow | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bent one's elbow | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bend the elbow | alternative | lexicographic |