Смысл: elbow

elbow1. [ʹelbəʋ] n
<Í> 1. локоть
elbow bone - локтевая кость
to lean one's elbow - облокотиться
to raise oneself upon an elbow - приподняться на локте
at one's elbow - под рукой, рядом
he has assistants at his elbow - помощники всегда с ним (рядом)
2. (резкий) изгиб, поворот (дороги, реки)
3. ручка (кресла); подлокотник
4. тех.
1) прямое колено трубы
2) отвод, угольник
3) патрубок (коленчатый)
5. pl рожки (макаронные)
♢ out at elbows - а) с продранными локтями, обтрёпанный; б) без средств
up to the elbows - занятый по горло, целиком поглощённый (чем-л.)
to rub elbows with death - играть со смертью
to lift /to bend/ the /one's/ elbow - сл. пить, пьянствовать
more power to your elbow - сл. а) желаю удачи; б) за ваше здоровье; ≅ дай бог не последнюю (рюмку)
a knight of the elbow - игрок (в азартную игру)

2. [ʹelbəʋ] v
<Í> 1. 1) толкать локтем; толкаться локтями
2) толкать; сталкивать; выталкивать
to elbow people aside - отталкивать людей
the small farmers have been gradually elbowed out of their holdings - мелких фермеров постепенно сгоняют с их земель
2. проталкиваться, протискиваться, пробираться (через толпу)
to elbow up to counters - пробиваться к прилавкам
to elbow one's way out - выбираться (откуда-л.), расталкивая других
to elbow one's way in /into, through/ - пробираться куда-л., расталкивая других; работать локтями
3. (in, into) проникать, втираться
he elbowed his way into society - он втёрся в высшее общество
he'll elbow his way in wherever he wishes to go - он пробьёт себе дорогу куда угодно, не считаясь ни с чем
4. изгибаться, делать зигзаг или крутой поворот (о реке, дороге)

elbow Идиома

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 elbow

at one's elbow

close by； very near 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 always keeps an encyclopedia at his elbow for reference．他手边总是放着一本百科全书，以备参考。

up to the elbows

deeply involved or engaged孜孜于；忙于；专心致志于
They are up to the elbows in work；let's not disturb them．他们工作很忙，我们还是不要打扰他们吧。

use some elbow grease

Idiom(s): use some elbow grease

Theme: EFFORT

use some effort. (Slang. As if lubricating one's elbow would make one more efficient. Note the variations in the examples.)
• Come on, Bill. You can do it. Just use some elbow grease.
• I tried elbow grease, but it doesn't help get the job done.

elbow sb out

Idiom(s): elbow sb out (of sth)

Theme: REMOVAL

to force or pressure someone out of something, such as an office, post, or status.
• The old head of the company was elbowed out of office by a young vice president.
• They tried to elbow me out, but I held on to what was mine.

at one's elbow|elbow

adv. phr. Close beside you; nearby. The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow. Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her.
Antonym: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK.

elbow grease|elbow|grease

n. Exertion; effort; energy. "You'll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother said to Ed.

elbow one's way into|elbow|out of

v. phr. To force entry into a place by using one's elbows. The bus was so crowded that, in order to get off in time, we had to elbow our way to the exit door.

elbow room|elbow|room

n. Adequate space to move around or to work in. He doesn't require a huge office, but we must at least give him elbow room.

out at the elbows|elbow|elbows|out

adj. phr. Poorly or shabbily dressed. Roy walks around out at the elbows, but it's not because he is penniless, but more in imitation of a certain style.

rub elbows|elbow|elbows|rub|rub shoulders

v. phr. To be in the same place (with others); meet and mix. City people and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show. On a visit to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with people from faraway lands.

at someone's elbow

at someone's elbow
Immediately beside someone, close by, as in The apprentice was constantly at the master's elbow. Why this idiom focuses on the elbow rather than the arm, shoulder, or some other body part is not known. Moreover, it can mean either that someone is so nearby as to constitute a nuisance or in order to readily provide assistance. Either can be meant in the example above. [Mid-1500s]

bend one's elbow

bend one's elbow
see crook one's elbow.

crook one's elbow

crook one's elbow
Also, bend one's elbow. Drink liquor, especially a great deal. For example, Bill is known to crook his elbow now and then, or Uncle Joe rather overdoes it with bending his elbow. Both slangy expressions allude to the motion of lifting a drink to one's lips, which involves bending the elbow. The first dates from about 1820, and the second from about 1900.

out at the elbows

out at the elbows
Also, out at the heels or knees. Wearing clothes that are worn out or torn; poor. For example, When we last saw Phil he was out at the elbows. These expressions, dating from the late 1500s and early 1600s, can refer to clothes worn through at these points as well as to a person too poor to replace them.

rub elbows with

rub elbows with
Also, rub shoulders with. Mix or socialize with, as in There's nothing like rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, or At the reception diplomats were rubbing shoulders with heads of state. Both of these terms allude to being in close contact with someone. [Mid-1800s]