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elbows
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)
elbows Идиома
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.
asses and elbows
(always plural) people bent over, working hard, picking up things
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。
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.
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]
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