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.
Flambe (/flambÃ©/ , [flÉmËbeÉª] ; flÉÌbe also spelled), flambe is a cooking procedure in which alcohol is added to a hot pan to create a burst of. Flames the word means flamed In (french, thus In, french flambe flambÃ© is a; past participle the verb). is flamberlambeing flambÃ©ing is often associated with tableside presentation of certain-liqueur drenched, dishes such As Bananas foster Or Cherries, jubilee when the alcohol is ignited and results in a flare of-blue tinged. flame