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Meaning of "at one's elbow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT ONE'S ELBOW

at one's elbow play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT ONE'S ELBOW

at loggerheads
at long last
at market
at most
at odds
at once
at one
at one blow
at one time
at one´s back
at one´s fingertips
at one´s heels
at one´s leisure
at one´s wits´ end
at peace
at present
at random
at rest
at right angles
at risk

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT ONE'S ELBOW

Benbow
bow
crossbow
Cupid´s bow
down-bow
elbow
golfer´s elbow
longbow
moonbow
on the port bow
on the starboard bow
out at elbow
oxbow
rainbow
steelbow
sunbow
take a bow
tennis elbow
up-bow
white rainbow

Synonyms and antonyms of at one's elbow in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «at one's elbow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT ONE'S ELBOW

Find out the translation of at one's elbow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at one's elbow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at one's elbow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在一个人的胳膊肘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el codo de uno
570 millions of speakers

English

at one´s elbow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक कोहनी पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الكوع واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на один локоть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em um de cotovelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক কনুইতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à un de coude
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada siku seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

an einem Ellbogen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肘で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 팔꿈치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing sikil siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tại một của khuỷu tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு முழங்கையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या कोपरवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dirseğinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a proprio gomito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na swego łokcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на один лікоть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la cot cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε αγκώνα ενός ατόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op ´n mens se elmboog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på en armbåge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på ens albue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at one's elbow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT ONE'S ELBOW»

The term «at one's elbow» is normally little used and occupies the 117.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT ONE'S ELBOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at one's elbow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT ONE'S ELBOW»

Discover the use of at one's elbow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at one's elbow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... your earliest convenience At one's elbow: Close at hand * In the morning rush hour, the buses are so crowded that one has to stand at one's elbow * I keep my guide-books and dictionary at my elbow so that I can consult them immediately At  ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
LUfli ' wm^^mmmmi \ ) elbow at one's elbow iSft f ig ; Sttf-H (You should have this dictionary always at your elbow grease (P) (gfe) \ (This job needs a great deal of elbow grease. »ttfflXf^1ltS?E«*WA elbow room g i rg K) B<J £ |H] ; g&ffi MfftttHt ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
Mr. Jack Maldon tried to be very talkative, but was not at his ease and made matters worse. at one's elbow afer, prane, ne krah □ Magnus, with Harran at his elbow, prepared to depart, □ Didn't you know him? He was at your elbow during the ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
Cruz, Et Al. AT ONE'S DOOR AT ONE'S DOOR AT ONE'S//ELBOW/ ELBOWS AT ONE'S FEET AT ONE'S FINGERTIPS AT ONE'S HEELS AT ONE'S LEISURE AT ONE'S//OWN/ SWEET//TIME AT ONE'S SERVICE AT OUTS AT PAINS AT PLAY ...
Cruz, Et Al
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
E44 To be at one's Elbow (s' end) 1734 Belcher Papers 2.458: They are at their wit's end (tho' the devil is alwayes at their elbows). 1782 Baldwin Life and Letters 79: What a happy Fellow you are, Beauty, Religion and children at your elbows ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Dizionario Italiano Ed Inglese. A Dictionary Italian and ...
To be always at one's elbow , essm' sempre accanto ad una , esse-'si d'appreflo. Elbow-room , campo , fpazio , luogo . a? To have elbow-room , aver campo. T0 give one elbow-room , far luogo ad “'10 . aft To shake tl-e elbow [to play at dice] ...
Ferdinando Altieri, 1751
7
The Sterling Book of Words & Their Usages: (a Grammar of Words)
At one's elbow - Close beside one. He would have his friend always at his elbow. At one's sweet will- At pleasure. He did his work at his sweet will. At random - Without any precision or purpose. He went on talking at random. At sixes and - In  ...
Maheswar Panda, 1999
8
Othello: Third Series
... bobbed from him As gifts to Desdemona: It must not be. If Cassio do remain at thy elbow Cf. Dent, EE5, 'To be at one's elbow'; D243.l, 'The devil is at one's elbow.' It .. . zus Dent, M48, 'To make or mar'. resolution five syllables stand position.
William Shakespeare, E.A.J. Honigmann, 1997
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The English-irish Dictionary
Do- barman-o mt ney-'ce so tanlian6 v j' To be alwayes at one's elbow. Do Gey'E; Y6Lzr. Iwill have either two or none. byab py? MY- Mmuffl 43- "Hm-5 "am, dong, flaw?" "Oss 34;" Elm-'D' _ b'zfyl, 'oh/Ti: nyr ne- myan" at mead-en: ,. ,"Irs more ...
10
THE OXFORD SHAKESPEARE: Othello: The Moor of Venice
For the alternative suggestion that the 'bulk' was a curtained booth used in 5.2 to contain Desdemona's bed, see 5.2.0.1. put thrust 3 I'll ... elbow Dent EE5, 'To be at one's elbow'; and cf. D243.1, 'The devil is at one's elbow'. 4 makes ... mars us ...
William Shakespeare, Michael Neill, 2008

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT ONE'S ELBOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at one's elbow is used in the context of the following news items.
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From treetop Tarzan to a dram beside the fireside
... lining is often to be found in a warm spot beside the fireside with a book to read or a game to play and a drink at one's elbow and so it proved. «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
2
Gutted and brutalised, Syrian town will not rise again for long time
Death is constantly at one's elbow in Syria. Strategic We speed away in convoy: a couple of dozen journalists, translators and drivers following ... «Irish Times, Apr 14»
3
Book review: What WH Auden Can Do For You
... rhythmic English which disguised itself as conversational speech, so that the poet seems virtually present at one's elbow when you read him. «Scotland on Sunday, Nov 13»
4
One of the Culprits Behind PRISM? Design Thinking (Really)
It's these same properties of digital space that allow corporate ecosystems to be simultaneously at one's elbow when it suits them and ... «Wired, Jun 13»
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Fugue for Elsie
Death is often at one's elbow on a farm, and often I find myself hovering on that uneasy terrain between hard-headedness and sentimentality. «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 12»
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The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We ComeStrangeways, Here We …
We'll skip Paint A Vulgar Picture (kills what could've been a perfect album) and go to Death At One's Elbow, which I find to be a very underrated ... «Punknews.org, Jan 12»
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Morrissey makes his live return at London's Royal Albert Hall
'Nowhere Fast' 'Irish Blood, English Heart' 'Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?' 'One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell' 'Death At One's Elbow' «NME.com, Oct 09»

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