2009年1月12日 星期一

elbow sb out, adroit


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" ...By his adroit management of George II and more especially Queen Caroline, Walpole elbowed out all rivals for power, including, in 1730, Townshend himself"

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adjective
very skilful and quick in the way you think or move:
an adroit reaction/answer/movement of the hand
She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.

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adverb
She adroitly avoided the question.
He adroitly slipped the money into his pocket.

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noun [U]

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elbow sb out phrasal verb [M often passive]
to force someone or something out of a position or job:
He resigned before he was elbowed out.
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