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elbow grease	Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
elbow room	Freedom or leeway.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
elbow room	Room or space in which to move or maneuver.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
bend one's elbow	To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Elbow Grease	Hard work; vigorous physical effort	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get the elbow	To be dismissed from employment.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
give the elbow	To terminate the employment of.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tennis elbow. tennis anyone?	Condition many tennis players sufer.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
walk like an Egyptian	To walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.	Rate it: (3.50 / 2 votes)
se frayer un chemin avec les coudes	To elbow one’s way through a crowd.	Rate it: (2.33 / 3 votes)
avoir les coudées franches	(lit.) To have elbow-room; (fig.) To have full scope.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
de l'huile de bras	Elbow grease.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
funny bone	The ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. [from the 19th c.]	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
huile de coude	elbow grease	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
offer affordances	To give elbow room or leeway for something to happen.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)