The board managed to elbow out the old head of the company.
•They tried to elbow me out, but I held on to what was mine.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
elbow out — To remove or get rid of • • • Main Entry: ↑elbow * * * ˌelbow ˈout ˌelbow a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they … Useful english dictionary
elbow aside — ˌelbow ˈout ˌelbow a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they elbow out he/she/it elbows out presen … Useful english dictionary
Elbow (band) — Elbow Background information Origin Ramsbottom, Bury, England Genres … Wikipedia
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Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota — Elbow Lake is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Minnesota, United States.GR|6 The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) … Wikipedia
Elbow grease — is an old term for working hard at manual labour or trades, as in put some elbow grease into that . It has also been used as a practical joke by master tradesperson on apprentices, e.g. Go fetch some elbow grease from him . Each tradesperson will … Wikipedia
Elbow Lake, Becker County, Minnesota — Elbow Lake is a census designated place in Becker and Clearwater counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 104 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square… … Wikipedia
elbow out — phrasal verb elbow out or elbow aside [transitive] Word forms elbow out : present tense I/you/we/they elbow out he/she/it elbows out present participle elbowing out past tense elbowed out past participle elbowed out to make someone leave a job or … English dictionary
elbow aside — phrasal verb elbow out or elbow aside [transitive] Word forms elbow out : present tense I/you/we/they elbow out he/she/it elbows out present participle elbowing out past tense elbowed out past participle elbowed out to make someone leave a job or … English dictionary
elbow — /ˈɛlboʊ / (say elboh) noun 1. the bend or joint of the arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. something bent like the elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. –verb (t) 3. to push with or as with the elbow;… …
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
