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Meaning of out at elbow | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition.
not-comparable
In needy circumstances.
not-comparable

Examples

“[T]he children [...] went about in shabby, out-at-elbow clothes, and much worn boots.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

out at the heels out cold out for blood out like a light out of bed out of business