at one's elbow

at one's elbow  {adv. phr.}
Close beside you; nearby.
The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow.
Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her.
Contrast: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK.
Categories: adverb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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