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bend your elbow

drink beer or liquor, tip a few Your eyes look red and tired. Bend your elbow last night?

bow out

resign so someone else can serve, step down When Dad sees that I can manage the firm, he will bow out.

bowl me over

surprise me, blow me down Well, bowl me over! You've done your homework!

chasing rainbows

trying to achieve an impossible goal Many young actors are chasing rainbows - hoping for fame.

elbow grease

effort and strength to clean something We

elbow room

room to move among people, space in a crowd On the streets of Hong Kong there wasn't much elbow room.

life is just a bowl of cherries

life is just wonderful, life is grand "When Anne is happy, she says, ""Life is just a bowl of cherries!"""

over the rainbow

eccentric, weird, a bit off, spinny Aunt Freda? She's been over the rainbow for years, poor lady.

rub elbows

work beside, associate with Fran and I used to rub elbows when we worked at the fish plant.

rub elbows or shoulders with someone

be in the same place (with others), meet and mix with others We went to the party in order to rub shoulders with some interesting artists.

have addition cord to (one's) bow

To accept an added option, skill, or adeptness accessible to one. At atomic if you get your degree, you'll accept addition cord to your bow if your football career is short-lived.Learn more: another, bow, have, string

have addition string/more strings to your bow

(British English) article abroad that you can use or do if the affair you are application or accomplishing fails: If I don’t accomplish as an actor, I’ve got addition cord to my bow because I’m a accomplished music teacher.Learn more: another, bow, have, more, string

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