empinar el codo
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025