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at one's elbow

at one's elbow prepositional phrase: near at hand; within easy reach.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Near at hand; within easy reach.

Questions about at one's elbow

What does at one's elbow mean?
At one's elbow means near at hand; within easy reach.
What part of speech is at one's elbow?
At one's elbow is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. at one stroke
  2. at one time
  3. at one time or another
  4. at one's best
  5. at one's ease
  6. at one's elbow
  7. at one's feet
  8. at one's fingers' ends
  9. at one's fingertips
  10. at one's leisure
  11. at one's own peril

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