sharp elbows

English

Noun

sharp elbows (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) A willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions.
   • 2006 January 9, Peter Preston, “Wretched systems”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Inequality rampant? Greater scope for middle-class parents (like teachers and politicians) to use their sharp elbows?

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Related terms

• sharp-elbowed

Translations

a willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions

• Danish: rundsave på albuerne