at (one's) elbow



at (one's) elbow

Close by; readily available. Please stay at your mother's elbow, in case she needs your help. I'm not very creative in the kitchen, so I always have a cookbook at my elbow when I prepare a new dish.
See also: elbow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vernon['və:nən]
MollieMAHL-eeEnglish
ȘTefanSHTE-fahnRomanian
Asukaah-soo-kahJapanese
Nikhil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Janey['dʒeini]