Faire les coudes

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Faire les coudes

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

En faisant les coudes aux passants ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "The power of love"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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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!

 

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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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