elbow grease

elbow grease

n. Informal

Strenuous physical labor and effort.

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elbow grease

Noun

Facetious vigorous physical labour, esp. hard rubbing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

elbow grease - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" exertion, effort, travail, sweat toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" least effort, least resistance - the least effortful way to do something straining, strain - an intense or violent exertion exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it" diligence, application - a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" overkill - any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal supererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of duty overexertion - excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results detrition, friction, rubbing - effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

Translations

elbow grease n (col): to use some or a bit of elbow grease → menearse

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elbow grease n to use a bit of elbow grease → mettre de l'huile de coude

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elbow grease (inf) n → Muskelkraft f

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elbow grease n to use a bit of elbow grease → usare un po' di olio di gomiti