elbow room
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elbow room
noun elbowroom
- Room (space) in which to move or maneuver. There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft.
- Freedom or leeway. The employees really don't have much elbow room in which to explore new ideas.
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noun room or space in which to move or maneuver
| 日本語 | 余地 yochi, 余裕 yoyū |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 空間 /空间 kōngjiān |
| Français | place, espace |
| Deutsch | Ellbogenfreiheit |
| Italiano | libertà di manovra |
| Русский | ме́сто mésto |
noun freedom or leeway
| 한국어 | elbow room |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 余地 yochi, 自由裁量 jiyūsairyō |
| 中文 | 自由度 zìyóudù, 餘地 /余地 yúdì, 退路 tuìlù |
| Français | liberté d'action, marge de manœuvre |
| Deutsch | Bewegungsfreiheit, Ellbogenfreiheit, Spielraum |
| Italiano | libertà di manovra |
| Русский | просто́р prostór |
Talk about this word "elbow room." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elbow%20room. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. elbow room. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elbow%20room "elbow room." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elbow%20room.
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@misc{elbow_room_2026,
title = {elbow room},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elbow%20room},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
