"give the elbow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 甩掉（某人）- 辭退（某人）

Definition

“Give the elbow” 意思是與某人分手或解僱某人。這是一種非正式的說法，表示斷絕關係或拒絕某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英國口語且較為口語化，主要指分手或解僱。美國英語不常用。常見於 'he gave her the elbow' 這類句子。

Examples

He gave the elbow to his girlfriend last week.

上週他**甩掉了**女朋友。

My boss gave me the elbow after the project ended.

項目結束後，老闆**炒了我魷魚**。

She decided to give the elbow to her old friends.

她決定**斷絕了**與老朋友的關係。

After years together, Tom finally gave the elbow to his job.

多年後，Tom終於**辭掉了**工作。

If she keeps arriving late, they're going to give her the elbow.

如果她再遲到，他們就要**辭退她**了。

I heard Jake's girlfriend just gave him the elbow last night.

聽說Jake的女朋友昨晚**甩了他**。