Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the elbow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
give the el-bow
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.

British usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives the elbow (present, singular) giving the elbow (participle, present) gave the elbow (past) given the elbow (participle, past)

Synonyms

elbow out aside out of the way fire sack

Questions

What does give the elbow mean?
To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.

How to pronounce give the elbow

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