He activated elbows
By metaphor: to use force or influence to achieve one's goal.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִפְעִיל מַרְפְּקִים
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּכֹחַ לְהַשָּׂגַת מַטְּרָתוֹ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)