give somebody the elbowBritish EnglishBrE informalLEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONLEAVE A PLACE to tell someone that you no longer like them or want them to work for you and that they should leave 撵走，甩掉〔某人〕give somebody the elbow• The girl must have given him the elbow, Harriet decided.• I won't have anything more to do with you lot till you give him the elbow.
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