elbow (one's) way



elbow (one's) way

To force one's way in, to, or through a crowded place, as by pushing other people with one's elbows. The party was so packed with people that I had to elbow my way just to get to the bathroom! We had to elbow our way through the crowd to board the train on time.
See also: elbow, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lera-Russian, Ukrainian
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
Methodiusmə-THO-dee-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Baldick['bɔ:ldik]
AlperttiAHL-pert-teeFinnish
Adalet-Turkish