Talk:elbow

Hi

I'm interested in idiomatic phrases and verbs. I would like some advice on the best way to enter 'to give (s/o) the elbow' and link it to fire verb = sack

Any suggestions would be welcome

Thx. Al.

Algrif 17:50, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Just give the article name give the elbow and add the desired links as definitions:

1. to fire, to sack. —Stephen 11:14, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

to look like an elbow

I've just discovered the phrase "to look like an elbow", and since English isn't my mother tongue, I wanted to know if it was an "officially recognised" idiom, and if it was particularly used in one region. — This unsigned comment was added by 80.118.60.182 (talk).

It isn't an idiom: it is just a phrase that means exactly what it says: (something) looks like an elbow, i.e. is elbow-shaped, like some macaroni. Robert Ullmann 11:35, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Actually it was used for someone who was very ugly, so I thought it was an idiom.

Why the detective sense?

What's the etymology for that? Equinox ◑ 23:16, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Elbow bomb

Today’s Arabic news reports from Hebron has youths throwing “elbow” bombs (كوع). I have seen other occurrences. Would “pipe bomb” be a better translation? Padres Hana (talk) 22:57, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

I see some uses in Indian newspapers, for example [1], [2], probably not enough for an entry but evidence can be collected on Citations:elbow bomb. DTLHS (talk) 23:18, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

'bow

You're the one who taught me to throw them 'bows. --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:20, 9 January 2022 (UTC)