elbow room

Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words

Sufficient space to move or work in.

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Examples (10)

  • The office cubicles give you hardly any elbow room.
  • We need more elbow room to work effectively in this cramped space.
  • The new apartment finally gives us some elbow room after years in that tiny flat.
  • There's not enough elbow room in this kitchen for two people to cook together.
  • The crowded subway car left passengers with no elbow room whatsoever.
  • After the renovation, the workshop has plenty of elbow room for all our projects.
  • The small conference room doesn't provide much elbow room for large meetings.
  • They moved to the suburbs seeking more elbow room for their growing family.
  • The artist's studio offers ample elbow room for creating large sculptures.
  • This compact car design sacrifices elbow room for better fuel efficiency.