elbow room

1. N-UNCOUNT Elbow room is the freedom to do what you want to do or need to do in a particular situation. (在某种情况下做想做某事或必须做某事的)自由度[非正式]

His speech was designed to give himself more political elbow room. 他的演讲旨在为自己争取更大的政治自由度。

2. N-UNCOUNT If there is enough elbow room in a place or vehicle, it is not too small or too crowded. 活动空间[非正式]

There was not much elbow room in the cockpit of a Snipe. “斯奈普”战斗机的驾驶舱内没有太多的活动空间。