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more power to your elbow

Syllables: more pow·er to your el·bow/mɔː ˈpaʊə tʊ jə ˈɛlbəʊ/US/mɔɹ ˈpaʊɚ tʊ jɚ ˈɛlboʊ/

more power to your elbow interjection: used to express admiration of a person coupled with wishes for their continued success in an endeavour of their own choosing: all the best; good luck.

Interjection

  1. (UK) Used to express admiration of a person coupled with wishes for their continued success in an endeavour of their own choosing: all the best; good luck.
    • Naturally the forms of traction occupy Mr. [Geoffrey] Freeman Allen much of his time and he sits on no fence here; he is an "electrifier", with good reasons advanced—more power to his elbow.1959 May, G. F. Fiennes (reviewer), “New Reading on Railways: British Railways Today and Tomorrow. By G. Freeman Allen. Ian Allan. 25s.”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN...

Synonyms of more power to your elbow

Origin of more power to your elbow

Possibly an elaboration of more power to you, with the speaker expressing the wish that the person addressed will have more strength to achieve their goal.

Questions about more power to your elbow

What does more power to your elbow mean?
More power to your elbow means used to express admiration of a person coupled with wishes for their continued success in an endeavour of their own choosing: all the best; good luck.
What part of speech is more power to your elbow?
More power to your elbow is an interjection.
How do you pronounce more power to your elbow?
More power to your elbow is pronounced /mɔː ˈpaʊə tʊ jə ˈɛlbəʊ/ (UK).

Words near more power to your elbow in the dictionary

  1. more often than nought
  2. more or less
  3. more plates, more dates
  4. more power to someone
  5. more power to your arm
  6. more power to your elbow
  7. more royalist than the king
  8. more sacks on the mill
  9. more sacks to the mill
  10. more sauce than meat
  11. more so

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