An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality, as in Time for a reality checkâwasn't this supposed to be a money-making enterprise? [ ; second half of 1900s] The American HeritageÂ® Idioms Dictionary
Dictionary entry overview: What does Elbe mean? â¢ ELBE (noun) The noun ELBE has 1 sense: 1. a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea Familiarity information: ELBE used as a noun is very rare.
Some say the name of the djembe came from the Bamana in Mali, who said Anke dje, anke be to call their people together, as the saying translates as everyone gather together.. Dje means gather and be means everyone, which gave the drum used in these calls to order its name.