out at elbows

out at elbows
or out at the elbows phrasal 1. shabbily dressed 2. short of funds

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  • out at elbows — phrasal 1. : shabbily dressed : ragged, shabby the wretched little out at elbows youngster with ink smudges on his face Mary S. Watts 2. : in financial straits : short of funds if he is a trifle out at elbows, so is the empire itself G.W.Johnson …   Useful english dictionary

  • out at elbows —  Shabbily dressed …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • out-at-elbows — …   Useful english dictionary

  • out at the elbows — phrasal see out at elbows …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • out — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep him out; get out of here; my son is out in Canada). 2 (forming part of phrasal verbs) a indicating dispersal away from a centre etc. (hire out; share out; board …   Useful english dictionary

  • Elbows Out — (abgespreizte Ellbogen) wird ein attisch schwarzfiguriger Vasenmaler genannt, tätig um 550/540 – 520 v. Chr. in Athen[1]. Seinen Notnamen erhielt er auf Grund der stark übertriebenen Gestik und der merkwürdigen Anatomie seiner tanzenden Figuren.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Out — (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.] In its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out at — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out from — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Out in — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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