at one's elbow

close at hand; nearby

在手头；在附近

elbow-to-elbow

very close together

摩肩接踵地，紧挨着

give someone the elbow

(informal)reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner

(非正式)对…弃之不顾，抛开，排斥

I tried to get her to give him the elbow.

我试图让她抛开他。

she decided to give tradition the elbow.

她决定抛开传统。

up to one's elbows in

(informal)with one's hands plunged in (something)

(非正式)手深陷于某物之中

I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture.

我的手深陷在奶酪土豆泥里。

at (one's) elbow

Close at hand; nearby.

在手边；在附近

out at the elbows

Poorly dressed.

穿得破破烂烂的

Lacking money.

捉襟见肘：缺少资金的