some elbow room

some elbow room
*some elbow room
Fig. room to move about in; extra space to move about in. (*Typically: allow \some elbow room; get \some elbow room; have \some elbow room; give someone \some elbow room; need \some elbow room.) •

This table is too crowded. We all need some elbow room.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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