elbow room
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elbow room — If you haven t got enough elbow room, you haven t got enough space … The small dictionary of idiomes
elbow room — [n] room to maneuver breathing space, clearance, freedom, latitude, leeway, license, margin, play, room, space; concept 739 … New thesaurus
elbow room — room to move among people, space in a crowd On the streets of Hong Kong there wasn t much elbow room … English idioms
elbow room — elbow ,room noun uncount 1. ) enough space around you so that you are comfortable 2. ) the freedom to do what you want, without other people annoying you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
elbow room — ► NOUN informal ▪ adequate space to move or work in … English terms dictionary
Elbow Room — Infobox Book name = Elbow Room title orig = translator = image caption = author = Daniel C. Dennett cover artist = country = language = series = subject = Free will genre = Philosophy publisher = MIT Press release date = 1984 media type = pages … Wikipedia
elbow room — noun space for movement room to pass make way for hardly enough elbow room to turn around • Syn: ↑room, ↑way • Derivationally related forms: ↑roomy ( … Useful english dictionary
elbow room — 1) N UNCOUNT Elbow room is the freedom to do what you want to do or need to do in a particular situation. [INFORMAL] His speech won a standing ovation but it was also designed to give himself more political elbow room. Syn: leeway 2) N UNCOUNT If … English dictionary
elbow room — noun Date: circa 1540 1. a. room for moving the elbows freely b. adequate space for work or operation < the large house gives plenty of elbow room > 2. free scope < elbow room to try new ideas > … New Collegiate Dictionary
elbow room — If you need some elbow room, you need more space to move. We shared a small office where neither of us had enough elbow room … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
