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.
Historical Examples. 1  If you remember the Elbe going down, you won't ask what became of him. 2  He took his hat and escaped from the Hotel and walked along the Elbe all alone. 3  They settled on the upper Elbe, and in the north of Germany. 4  They run from the Grosse Garten, which they include, all the way to the Elbe.