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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.

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