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Meaning of elbow room | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Room (space) in which to move or maneuver.
    uncountable
  2. Freedom or leeway.
    figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski plače plaće место место простор
Dansk albuerum
Deutsch Bewegungsfreiheit Ellbogenfreiheit Spielraum
Suomi tila
Français espace liberté d'action marge de manœuvre place
Hrvatski plače plaće место место простор
Magyar mozgástér
Italiano libertà di manovra
日本語 ゆとり 余地 余裕 自由裁量
한국어 elbow room
Polski miejsce przestrzeń swoboda
Русский место простор
Српски plače plaće место место простор
Svenska armbågsrum spelrum svängrum utrymme

Examples

“There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft.”
“The employees really don't have⟳ much elbow room in which to explore⟳ new ideas.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

elbow scissors elbow shake elbow sleeve elbow tap elbow-grease elbowbush

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