- give someone the big E
- Vrb phrs. To reject someone, to dismiss someone, from 'give someone the elbow' (E). Informal
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give someone the big E
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give someone the big E Brit. — give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [E from elbow.] → big … English new terms dictionary
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(the) big E — Noun. Dismissal, rejection. From the metaphorical use of elbow (E), in rejecting someone. See give someone the elbow … English slang and colloquialisms
(the) big E — Noun. Dismissal, rejection. From the metaphorical use of elbow (E), in rejecting someone. See give someone the elbow … English slang and colloquialisms
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