Faire les coudes

Angela D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Faire les coudes

As an alternative to en bousculant les passants, couldn’t you say 

En faisant les coudes aux passants ?

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Angela, 

I believe that you are thinking of the expression -

jouer des coudes to jostle / to rub shoulders with 

so it would be -

en jouant des coudes avec les passants 

Bonne Continuation!

 

Angela D. asked:

Faire les coudes

As an alternative to en bousculant les passants, couldn’t you say 

En faisant les coudes aux passants ?

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