elbow room
noun uncountable
■space to move around in 活动余地，活动空间•We were tightly squashed in at dinner, with very little elbow room.吃晚饭时，我们一个紧挨着一个在餐桌旁就坐，挤得几乎一点空间都没有。 ■freedom to do what you want 行动的自由•At first the management gave the new director plenty of elbow room.最初，管理阶层给了新主管足够的自主行事空间。 |