to elbow one's way
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Elbow \El"bow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elbowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Elbowing.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. [1913 Webster]
They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
To elbow one's way, to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd. [1913 Webster]