| 单词 | to bend the elbow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bend the elbow g. to lift one's (or the) elbow: to drink immoderately. Similarly to bend the elbow; to crook the elbow: see crook v.1 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] to drink deepa1300 bousec1300 bibc1400 to drink drunk1474 quaff1520 to set cock on the hoopa1535 boll1535 quass1549 tipple1560 swillc1563 carouse1567 guzzle1579 fuddle1588 overdrink1603 to drink the three outs1622 to bouse it1623 sota1639 drifflec1645 to drink like a fisha1653 tope1668 soak1687 to play at swig1688 to soak one's clay (or face)1704 impote1721 rosin1730 dram1740 booze1768 to suck (also sup) the monkey1785 swattle1785 lush1811 to lift up the little finger1812 to lift one's (or the) elbow1823 to crook one's elbow or little finger1825 jollify1830 to bowse up the jib1836 swizzle1847 peg1874 to hit the booze, bottle, jug, pot1889 to tank up1902 sozzle1937 to belt the bottle1941 indulge1953 1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) at Lift To lift one's hand to one's head; to drink to excess, or to drink drams. To lift or raise one's elbow; the same. 1915 J. Conrad Victory i. vi. 130 I would watch them lifting their elbows at my expense. 1928 Daily Express 7 Mar. 15/4 Many a young man who has been lifting his elbow too frequently in Dublin is packed off to Melleray for a cure. 1938 D. Runyon Take it Easy xiii. 247 A great change comes over Haystack Duggeler. He stops bending his elbow and helps Hattie cook and wash the dishes. 1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing iv. 86 I only hope to goodness this couple we're picking up this afternoon don't lift the elbow too much. 1967 Coast to Coast 1965–6 145 He's not much chop. Too fond of bending the elbow. < as lemmas |
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