at one's elbow

close at hand; nearby

在手頭；在附近

elbow-to-elbow

very close together

摩肩接踵地，緊挨著

give someone the elbow

(informal)reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner

(非正式)對…棄之不顧，拋開，排斥

I tried to get her to give him the elbow.

我試圖讓她拋開他。

she decided to give tradition the elbow.

她決定拋開傳統。

up to one's elbows in

(informal)with one's hands plunged in (something)

(非正式)手深陷于某物之中

I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture.

我的手深陷在奶酪土豆泥里。

at (one's) elbow

Close at hand; nearby.

在手邊；在附近

out at the elbows

Poorly dressed.

穿得破破爛爛的

Lacking money.

捉襟見肘：缺少資金的