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    elbow grease

    noun

    • 1. hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning: informal "nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELBOW GREASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] informal uk / ˈel.bəʊ ˌɡriːs / us / ˈel.boʊ ˌɡriːs / Add to word list. a lot of physical effort: The polish needs a certain amount of elbow grease to apply. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Effort and expending energy. assiduity. assiduously. assiduousness. be running on empty idiom. burn. effortfully. fight. hamster wheel.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › elbow greaseElbow grease Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ELBOW GREASE is hard work; especially : vigorously applied physical labor or effort. How to use elbow grease in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELBOW GREASE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Elbow grease is a noun that means a lot of physical effort or work. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, translations and related words.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › elbow-greaseELBOW GREASE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Elbow grease definition: strenuous physical exertion. See examples of ELBOW GREASE used in a sentence.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elbow_greaseElbow grease - Wikipedia

    Elbow grease is an idiom for manual labour and the process of working hard to accomplish an objective. It is a figure of speech for indicating that nothing other than one's own labour is required for a task, capable of being used in a humorous way.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELBOW GREASE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    People use elbow grease to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing. [informal] It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › elbow greaseElbow grease - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Elbow grease is the hard physical work that's often required to get a difficult task done. It might take some serious elbow grease, but you can get your house painted by the end of the week.