- elbow someone aside
- elbow someone aside†to push someone aside with one's elbow or arm. •
She elbowed the other woman aside and there was almost a fight.
•The rude woman elbowed aside all the other people.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
elbow someone aside
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