room (redirected from rooming)

elbow room

1. space which allows you to move around. There's no elbow room at all in this kitchen.

2. the freedom to do what you want to do. The President should be given as much elbow room as he needs to solve these international problems.

See also: elbow

not give something/someone house room

to refuse to become involved with someone or something, because you do not like them or approve of them. A respectable organization shouldn't be giving house room to a bunch of bigoted fanatics.

See also: give, house

locker-room

locker-room jokes or remarks are the type of rude, sexual jokes and remarks that men are thought to enjoy when they are with other men. There's the usual locker-room banter which I try to stay out of. (always before noun)

not room to swing a cat (informal)

if there is not room to swing a cat in a place, that place is very small. There isn't room to swing a cat in the third room, it's so tiny. Get a sofa in the living room? You'll be lucky - there isn't room to swing a cat in there.

See also: cat, swing

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on the cutting room floor

not included. Some real ballplayers were used in the movie's baseball scenes, but they ended up on the cutting room floor. In the rush to finish this session, legislators left some very important bills on the cutting room floor.

See also: cutting, floor