"give the elbow" 怎么发音

expression

US

GIV thee EL-boh

UK

giv thee EL-boh

释义

To 'give the elbow' means to end a relationship with someone or to fire someone from a job. It's an informal way of saying you are breaking up with or rejecting someone.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɡɪv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɛɫˌboʊ

英式英语

ɡˈɪv/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɛlbəʊ

简化发音

美式

GIV thee EL-boh

英式

giv thee EL-boh

语境中听

He gave the elbow to his girlfriend last week.

My boss gave me the elbow after the project ended.

She decided to give the elbow to her old friends.

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