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Meanings of more elbow in English

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Usage of more elbow in English
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This gave us a little more elbow-room, and the band started again.
The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
2
I'm planning to have a little more elbow room round this ranch.
Desert Gold
3
But we shall need more elbow-room than we can find here.
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
4
Put a lot more elbow grease into those oars, Max.
A Fool and His Money
5
In fact, I shouldn't wonder whether there wasn't a good deal more elbow room.
The Blood Red Dawn
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He was energetic, but he required more elbow room than the ordinary dancing floor provides.
Uneasy Money
7
Up-market lines offer considerably more elbow room and touches such as complimentary designer toiletries replenished daily.
News.com.au
8
It had been built in the days when there was more elbow-room in the world than now.
The History of David Grieve
9
I like more elbow-room and fewer encumbrances.
Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners
10
There's more elbow room at the shop.
Dolly departed
11
Even by their standards they're in a tight squeeze, with Leinster especially and Ulster enjoying more elbow room.
The Irish Times
12
Or just more elbow grease?
News.com.au
13
Some larger crops, like potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, and melons) are allocated more elbow room.
Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway
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Learning what has been done in Switzerland, they will go the lengths of the Swiss radicals and, with more elbow room, further.
Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and...
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That said, in some ways it could afford Joe Schmidt more elbow room to use this tournament in readiness for the World Cup.
The Irish Times
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Once you've emptied the pulp collector, everything else just needs a rinse, aside from the filter, which takes a little more elbow grease.
The Irish Times
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