Meanings
- UKUsed 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, →OCLC, page 271Synonyms: best of luck, more power to your arm, more grease to your elbow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed 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.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
more power to your elbow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/more%20power%20to%20your%20elbow
“more power to your elbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/more%20power%20to%20your%20elbow. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “more power to your elbow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/more%20power%20to%20your%20elbow.
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