(ice hockey) a command to play with physicality in ice hockey, as in the style of Gordie Howe.
(ice hockey) a command to play with physicality in ice hockey, as in the style of Gordie Howe.
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(slang) To be dismissed from employment.
(US, slang) To consume alcoholic drink.
(idiomatic, intransitive, chiefly, US) To associate closely; to consort, mingle or socialize.
Crook one's elbow is a US slang idiom meaning to drink alcohol — specifically to lift a glass to one's lips, the gesture of drinking. The phrase is a metonym: the physical act of bending the elbow to bring a drink to the mouth represents the act of drinking itself. It carries a jocular, slightly coy register — a polite circumlocution for drinking that implies the activity is habitual. Used in informal speech and writing to suggest someone drinks regularly.
In Hockey they say "Elbows Up", which is what Iran is doing to your sorry ass. Maybe you should release the Epstein files so you distract America from the stupid War you started with Israel to distract from the Epste…
“In Hockey they say "Elbows Up", which is what Iran is doing to your sorry ass. Maybe you should release the Epstein files so you distract America from the stupid War you started with Israel to distract from the Epstein files in the first place.”
“To Donnie they should say "elbows up" and check him into the boards.”
“I've heard the "elbows up" I'd like to get a great deal more experience of that other part. A great deal more.”
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