Elbow Room Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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elbow room What does elbow room mean?	enough space to be comfortable	The couple moved to the country in order to have more elbow room.
elbow room What does elbow room mean?	enough space to be comfortable	The couple moved to the country in order to have more elbow room.
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try out one's wings What does "try out one's wings" mean?	to try to do something that you have recently learned or become qualified to do	I plan to try out my wings at golfing now that my lessons have finished.

rear-ender What does "rear-ender" mean?	automobile collision in which one car strikes the back or another
in one's blood What does "in one's blood" mean?	built into one's personality or character	Riding a horse is in the girl's blood and she is an expert at it.
have on (something) What does "have on (something)" mean?	be wearing something	"What did she have on when you last saw her?"
as gentle as a lamb What does "as gentle as a lamb" mean?	very gentle	The girl is as gentle as a lamb when she is with her little sister.
stash What does "stash" mean?	hide; conceal
Can't dance and it's too wet to plow What does "Can't dance and it's too wet to plow" mean?	When you can't dance and it's too wet to plow, you may as well do something because you can't or don't have the opportunity to do anything else.

swear on (something) What does "swear on (something)" mean?	to use something as the support or authority that what one is saying is the truth	The accused criminal was asked to swear on a religious text at the trial to make sure that he was telling the truth.
take heart What does "take heart" mean?	to be encouraged, to feel brave and want to try something	I took heart from my previous failure and decided to try again.
dead ahead What does "dead ahead" mean?	to be directly ahead	There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.
down the line What does "down the line" mean?	straight ahead, in the future	There will be many changes in our company down the line.

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Elbow Room Idiom