肘鉄

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 肘鉄(ひじてつ) can denote an elbow shove or blow, or a blunt rejection.
• Basic usage: It describes being struck by a neighboring passenger's elbow in a crowded train.
  • 満員電車で押され、隣の人の肘鉄を食らった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A physical blow and rejection
  • On a crowded train, 肘鉄 refers to a physical elbow blow. After a confession of feelings, 肘鉄を食わされる can figuratively mean being bluntly rejected.
• The receiving side
  • 肘鉄を食らう presents the elbow blow or rejection from the receiving side. Here, 食らう has a rough tone associated with suffering something unpleasant.