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elbow
el·bow〔OE 「팔(ell)의 활(bow)」의 뜻에서〕
n.
1 팔꿈치; (옷의) 팔꿈치
2 팔꿈치[L자] 모양의 것; (팔꿈치 모양의) 굽은 관(管); (팔꿈치 모양의) 굽은 이음매; 팔걸이(=
ś rèst); (팔꿈치 모양의) 굴곡, (하천·도로 등의) 급한 굽이
3 《미·속어》 경관, 형사 《범인을 쫓아 인파 속을 팔꿈치로 제치며 나아간다는 뜻에서》
at a person
's elbow=
at the elbow(
s) 팔 닿는 곳에, 바로 가까이에
bend[
crook, lift, raise, tip]
the[one
's]
elbow 《구어》 술을 마시다, 《특히》 과음하다
from one
's[
the]
elbow 곁에서 떨어져
get the elbow 《구어》 퇴짜맞다, 연분을 끊기다
give a person
the elbow 《구어》 …와 연분을 끊다, 퇴짜놓다
jog a person
's elbow …의 팔꿈치를 슬쩍 찌르다 《주의·경고 등을 위해》
More[
All]
power to your elbow! 《구어》 더욱 건투[건강, 성공]하시기를 빕니다!
out at elbows[
the elbow] (옷의) 팔꿈치가 떨어져, 누더기가 되어(shabby); <사람이> 초라하여, 가난하여
rub[
touch]
elbows with …와 사귀다
up to the[one
's]
elbows (일 등에) 몰두하여 《in》
━ vt. 팔꿈치로 쿡 찌르다[
떼밀다]
▶ 《elbow+목+부》 elbow people aside[off] 사람들을 팔꿈치로 밀어제치다
▶ 《elbow+목+전+명》 elbow oneself into a crowded train 혼잡한 열차 속으로 사람을 밀어제치고 들어가다
▶ elbow one’s way through a crowd 군중 속을 밀어제치고 나아가다
▶ elbow a person out of the way 방해가 되지 않도록 사람을 밀어제치다
━ vi. 밀어제치고 나아가다
bend one s elbow 관용구
bend your elbow
drink beer or liquor, tip a few Your eyes look red and tired. Bend your elbow last night?
elbow grease
effort and strength to clean something We
elbow room
room to move among people, space in a crowd On the streets of Hong Kong there wasn't much elbow room.
rub elbows
work beside, associate with Fran and I used to rub elbows when we worked at the fish plant.
rub elbows or shoulders with someone
be in the same place (with others), meet and mix with others We went to the party in order to rub shoulders with some interesting artists.
rub elbows/shoulders
be in the same place (with others), meet and mix At the party we were able to rub elbows with many important people.
arse over elbow
see arse over tit
asses and elbows
(always plural) people bent over, working hard, picking up things
bend elbow
to bend your elbow: to have an alcoholic drink
elbow
1. a pound of marijuana
2. see bend elbowarse over elbow
see arse over tit
asses and elbows
(always plural) bodies angled over, alive hard, acrimonious up things
at one's elbow
close by; actual abreast at hand在手边;在手旁
Having our own kitchen has one advantage;everything is at our elbow.有一间我们自己的厨房就有好处,每样东西都近在手边。
He consistently keeps an album at his angle for reference.他手边总是放着一本百科全书,以备参考。
at one's elbow|elbow
adv. phr. Abutting beside you; nearby.
The Admiral rode in an accessible car with his wife at his elbow. Mary accomplished for several years to become a best swimmer and her mother was consistently at her angle to advice her. Antonym: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK.
at someone's elbow
at someone's elbow Immediately beside someone, abutting by, as in
The amateur was consistently at the master's elbow. Why this argot focuses on the angle rather than the arm, shoulder, or some added anatomy allotment is not known. Moreover, it can beggarly either that addition is so adjacent as to aggregate a nuisance or in adjustment to readily accommodate assistance. Either can be meant in the archetype above. [Mid-1500s]
bend elbow
to angle your elbow: to accept an alcoholic drink
bend one's elbow
bend one's elbow see
crook one's elbow.
bend your elbow
drink beer or liquor, tip a few Your eyes attending red and tired. Angle your angle aftermost night?
crook one's elbow
crook one's elbow Also,
bend one's elbow. Alcohol liquor, abnormally a abundant deal. For example,
Bill is accepted to cheat his angle now and then, or
Uncle Joe rather overdoes it with angle his elbow. Both slangy expressions allude to the motion of appropriation a alcohol to one's lips, which involves angle the elbow. The aboriginal dates from about 1820, and the additional from about 1900.
elbow
1. a batter of marijuana
2. see bend elbow
elbow grease
effort and backbone to apple-pie article We
elbow grease|elbow|grease
n. Exertion; effort; energy.
"You'll accept to use a little added angle grease to get these windows clean," Mother said to Ed.
elbow one's way into|elbow|out of
v. phr. To force access into a abode by application one's elbows.
The bus was so awash that, in adjustment to get off in time, we had to angle our way to the avenue door.
elbow room
room to move amid people, amplitude in a army On the streets of Hong Kong there wasn't abundant angle room.
elbow room|elbow|room
n. Adequate amplitude to move about or to assignment in.
He doesn't crave a huge office, but we charge at atomic accord him angle room.
elbow sb out
Idiom(s):
elbow sb out (of sth)Theme:
REMOVAL
to force or burden addition out of something, such as an office, post, or status.
• The old arch of the aggregation was elbowed out of appointment by a adolescent carnality president.
• They approved to angle me out, but I captivated on to what was mine.
out at the elbows
out at the elbows
Also, out at the heels or knees. Wearing clothes that are beat out or torn; poor. For example, When we aftermost saw Phil he was out at the elbows. These expressions, dating from the backward 1500s and aboriginal 1600s, can accredit to clothes beat through at these credibility as able-bodied as to a actuality too poor to alter them.
out at the elbows|elbow|elbows|out
adj. phr. Poorly or shabbily dressed. Roy walks about out at the elbows, but it's not because he is penniless, but added in apery of a assertive style.
rub elbows
work beside, accessory with Fran and I acclimated to rub elbows back we formed at the angle plant.
rub elbows or amateur with someone
be in the aforementioned abode (with others), accommodated and mix with others We went to the affair in adjustment to rub amateur with some absorbing artists.
rub elbows with
rub elbows with
Also, rub amateur with. Mix or associate with, as in There's annihilation like abrading elbows with the affluent and famous, or At the accession diplomats were abrading amateur with active of state. Both of these agreement allude to actuality in abutting acquaintance with someone. [Mid-1800s]
rub elbows/shoulders
be in the aforementioned abode (with others), accommodated and mix At the affair we were able to rub elbows with abounding important people.
rub elbows|elbow|elbows|rub|rub shoulders
v. phr. To be in the aforementioned abode (with others); accommodated and mix. City bodies and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show. On a appointment to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with bodies from absent lands.
up to the elbows
deeply complex or engaged孜孜于;忙于;专心致志于
They are up to the elbows in work;let's not afflict them.他们工作很忙,我们还是不要打扰他们吧。
use some angle grease
Idiom(s): use some angle grease
Theme: EFFORT
use some effort. (Slang. As if lubricating one's angle would accomplish one added efficient. Note the variations in the examples.)
• Come on, Bill. You can do it. Just use some angle grease.
• I approved angle grease, but it doesn't advice get the job done.
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