empinar el codo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to bend the elbow”.

Verb

empinar el codo (first-person singular present empino el codo, first-person singular preterite empiné el codo, past participle empinado el codo)

(idiomatic) to tipple (drink alcohol)

Further reading

“empinar de codo, o el codo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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