elbowroom
[ el-boh-room, -roo m ]
/ ˈɛl boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
noun
ample room; space in which to move freely.
scope; opportunity: a job with elbowroom.
Words nearby elbowroom
elbow grease,
elbow joint,
elbow room,
elbow-bender,
elbowed bougie,
elbowroom,
elbrus,
elburz mountains,
elche,
eld,
elder
British Dictionary definitions for elbow room
elbowroom
/ (ˈɛlbəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /
noun
sufficient scope to move or function
Idioms and Phrases with elbow room
elbow room
Enough space to move about, as in Two hundred on the stage? There won't be any elbow room. This term alludes to having enough room to extend one's elbows. [Late 1500s]