elbow your way to

elbow your way to
elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase
to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people
Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym
Main entry: elbow

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • elbow your way through — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …   Useful english dictionary

  • elbow your way towards — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …   Useful english dictionary

  • elbow — [[t]e̱lboʊ[/t]] elbows, elbowing, elbowed 1) N COUNT Your elbow is the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of the arm are joined. He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 2) VERB If you elbow people aside or elbow your way… …   English dictionary

  • elbow — el|bow1 [ˈelbəu US bou] n [: Old English; Origin: elboga] 1.) the joint where your arm bends 2.) the part of a shirt etc that covers your elbow 3.) elbow grease informal hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something 4.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • elbow — 1 noun (C) 1 the joint where your arm bends 2 the part of a shirt etc that covers your elbow 3 elbow grease informal hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something 4 give sb the elbow BrE informal to tell someone that you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • elbow — I UK [ˈelbəʊ] / US [ˈelboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms elbow : singular elbow plural elbows ** a) the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table. b) the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow • at… …   English dictionary

  • elbow — el|bow1 [ elbou ] noun count ** the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends: She sat with her elbows on the table. a. the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow at someone s elbow beside someone: Jim was hovering at her elbow, trying to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • way — noun 1 method/style ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, easy, effective, efficient, good, ideal, practical, quick, simple, useful …   Collocations dictionary

  • elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of …   Universalium

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