elbow roomn.

Etymology: < elbow n. + room n.¹ and int.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈelbow room.

Room to move one's elbows; hence, freedom from constraint; space sufficient to move or work in at one's ease. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > room to live, move, or work

elbow roomc1540

scope1555

play1659

foot-gang1814

living space1852

living room1935

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > breathing space or elbow room

breathing room1641

breath room1667

elbow room1670

breathing space1842

c1540 A. Borde Bk. for to Lerne A ij b He..whiche wyll dwell at pleasure..must dwell at elbowe rome.

1670 T. Brooks Wks. (1867) VI. 331 Give faith scope, give it elbow-room to work.

1758 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2334 Which would give him more elbow-room to act against France.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §5. 315 The improvement..in its [teaching] quality by the..elbow-room which the teacher would obtain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	elbow room
释义	elbow roomn. Etymology: < elbow n. + room n.¹ and int.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈelbow room. Room to move one's elbows; hence, freedom from constraint; space sufficient to move or work in at one's ease. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > room to live, move, or work elbow roomc1540 scope1555 play1659 foot-gang1814 living space1852 living room1935 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > breathing space or elbow room breathing room1641 breath room1667 elbow room1670 breathing space1842 c1540 A. Borde Bk. for to Lerne A ij b He..whiche wyll dwell at pleasure..must dwell at elbowe rome. 1670 T. Brooks Wks. (1867) VI. 331 Give faith scope, give it elbow-room to work. 1758 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 15 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2334 Which would give him more elbow-room to act against France. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §5. 315 The improvement..in its [teaching] quality by the..elbow-room which the teacher would obtain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1540
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