elbow mentality
elbow mentality · elbow mentalities
Ellbogenmentalität, Ellenbogenmentalität
An attitude characterized by self-interest and a willingness to prioritize personal…An attitude characterized by self-interest and a willingness to prioritize personal benefit or ambition, often above the welfare of an organization or community; a willingness to elbow (verb) past others.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)An attitude characterized by self-interest and a willingness to prioritize personal benefit or ambition, often above the welfare of an organization or community; a willingness to elbow (verb) past others.
Ellbogenmentalität, Ellenbogenmentalität
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
attitude of self-interest:
Origin
Calque of German Ellbogenmentalität or Ellenbogenmentalität, from Ellbogen / Ellenbogen (“Calque of German Ellbogenmentalität or Ellenbogenmentalität, from Ellbogen / Ellenbogen (“elbow”) + Mentalität (“mentality”).
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Forms
plural: elbow mentalities| Singular | elbow mentality |
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