elbow one's way
1elbow\ one's\ way\ into — • elbow one s way into • elbow one s way 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 …
2elbow\ one's\ way\ out\ of — • elbow one s way into • elbow one s way 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 …
3To elbow one's way — Elbow El bow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elbowing}.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. [1913 Webster] They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]… …
4elbow one's way — move by pushing past people with one s elbows. → elbow …
5elbow one's way into — or[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./ …
6elbow one's way into — or[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./ …
7elbow one's way — push through, ram through, force oneself through, shove others aside with or as if with the elbows …
8Elbow — El bow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elbowing}.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. [1913 Webster] They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] {To… …
9elbow — ► NOUN 1) the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. 2) a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle. ► VERB 1) strike with one s elbow. 2) push roughly away. 3) (often elbow one s way) move by pushing past people with one s …
10Elbow — El bow, v. i. 1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow. [1913 Webster] 2. To push rudely along; to elbow one s way. Purseproud, elbowing Insolence. Grainger. [1913 Webster] …
