Meaning of rundsave på albuerne | Babel Free

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sharp elbows; a willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions, especially those relating to a career

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“Nogle gange knytter man høje personlige ambitioner sammen med nødvendigheden af at tænke på sig selv, med individualisme og med rundsave på albuerne.”

Sometimes, high personal ambition is associated with the necessity of thinking of oneself, with individualism, and with sharp elbows.

“Overlægen skal gå af om trekvart år, og alle de yngre læger har rundsave på albuerne for at komme frem i hierarkiet.”

The chief physician[? "attending physician"?] is due to retire in three quarters of a year, and all the youngest doctors have sharp elbows to get ahead in the hierarchy.

“... en branche, der må siges at være for de hardcore typer med rundsave på albuerne.”

... a line of work that must be said to be for hardcore people with sharp elbows.

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