Nghĩa là gì: elbow 
elbow /elbou/
elbow /elbou/- danh từ
- khuỷu tay; khuỷu tay áo
- góc, khuỷu (giống khuỷu tay)
- at ssomeone's elbow
- ở cạnh nách ai
- to crock (lift) one's elbow
- hay chè chén
- out at elbows
- sờn khuỷu, thủng khuỷu tay (áo)
- nghèo xơ nghèo xác (người)
- to rub elbows with someone
- sát cánh với ai
- to rub elbow with death: suýt chết
- up to the elbows in work
- bận rộn, tối tăm mặt mũi
- ngoại động từ
- thúc (bằng) khuỷu tay, hích
- to elbow someone aside: thúc ai ra một bên
- to elbow one's way through the crowd: thúc khuỷu tay đi lách qua đám đông
- to elbow someone off (out off) something: hích ai ra khỏi cái gì, loại ai ra khỏi cái gì
- thúc (bằng) khuỷu tay, hích
- nội động từ
- lượn khúc (đường đi, sông...)
give somebody the elbow Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
bend your elbow
elbow grease
elbow room
rub elbows
rub elbows or shoulders with someone
rub elbows/shoulders
arse over elbow
asses and elbows
bend elbow
elbow
2. see
at one's elbow
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
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 greaseTheme: 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 elbowImmediately 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 elbowsee crook one's elbow.
crook one's elbow
crook one's elbowAlso, 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 elbowsAlso, 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 withAlso, 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]
give (someone) the elbow
1. To spurn, jilt, or adios someone, abnormally a lover or adventurous interest. Jonathan has had a burst affection anytime back David gave him the elbow.2. To arbitrarily abolish or adios addition from employment; to blaze someone. Management promptly gave the new accountant the bend afterwards his miscalculation amount the aggregation hundreds of bags of dollars. They'll accord me the bend if they anytime acquisition out I came into assignment bashed yesterday.Learn more: elbow, givegive somebody the ˈelbow
(British English, informal) acquaint somebody that you no best appetite to accept a accord with them: I apprehend she’s assuredly accustomed her admirer the elbow.Learn more: elbow, give, somebody
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