noun
elbowing; elbow strike
Refers to the act of striking or pushing someone with the elbow, often in a crowded place or as a subtle signal.
満員電車で肘鉄砲を食らった。
I got elbowed on the crowded train.
noun
Figurative use: a sharp refusal or dismissal, as if being pushed away with an elbow. Often used in the phrase 肘鉄砲を食わせる (to give someone the cold shoulder).
彼女にデートを申し込んだが、肘鉄砲を食わされた。
I asked her out, but she shot me down.