She was up to her elbows in suds.

她肘部以下都是肥皂沫子。

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When it hurts just to wriggle up in bed, elbows digging into the mattress for support, you generally don't think of yourself as sitting atop the food chain.

当疼痛让你在床上来回翻滚，双肘顶紧床垫以得到支持时，你一般不会想到你自己是处于食物链的顶端。

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Only 200 quid a week to spend your days up to your elbows in dirty nappies!

天天累死累活地洗脏尿布，一周才挣200英镑！

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Is he just going to be a bystander and sort of a cheerleader, or is he going to be up to his elbows in it?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

In the mirror, she looked sharp enough to cut something, hard fixed lines beside her mouth, her eyes too big, her cheekbones jutting like knuckles under her skin, up to her elbows in dirty work, cleaning toilets.

NEWYORKER: Friendly Fire

It was a roll up the sleeves stuff, elbows to elbows in the forwards.

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