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elbow_room

elbow room

See also: elbowroom

English

Noun

elbow room ‎(uncountable)

(idiomatic) Room or space in which to move or maneuver.
There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft.
(idiomatic) Freedom or leeway.
The employees really don't have much elbow room in which to explore new ideas.

Translations

room or space in which to move or maneuver

Danish: albuerum n
French: place (fr) f, espace (fr) m
Hungarian: mozgástér
Japanese: 余地 ‎(よち, yochi), 余裕 (ja) ‎(よゆう, yoyū)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: albuerom n, alburom n

Nynorsk: olbogerom n
Swedish: armbågsrum (sv) n, utrymme (sv) n

freedom or leeway

Danish: albuerum n
French: liberté d'action f, marge de manœuvre (fr) f
Hungarian: mozgástér
Japanese: 余地 ‎(よち, yochi), 自由裁量 ‎(じゆうさいりょう, jiyūsairyō)

Korean: elbow room
Norwegian:

Bokmål: albuerom n, alburom n

Nynorsk: olbogerom n
Swedish: spelrum (sv) n