elbow grease

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elbow grease

n. Informal

Strenuous physical labor and effort.

elbow grease

facetious vigorous physical labour, esp hard rubbing

el′bow grease`

physical exertion; hard work.

[1630–40]

elbow grease

Great physical effort put into doing something.

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Noun

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

elbow grease

noun

Informal. The use of energy to do something:

effort, endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain, striving, struggle, trouble, while.

Translations

knofedt

huile de coude

elbow grease

n (inf) → Muskelkraft f

elbow grease

n (fam) → olio di gomito

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BY MICHAEL SCULLY STEPHEN WARD insists some elbow grease over the summer and into the autumn can get Ireland in position for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

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BARBARA MATTHEWS, BY EMAIL: Although adverts make them look brilliant, I don't think they are that good, you can't beat good old-fashioned elbow grease.

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Keep in mind that the tradeoff for not having to use lots of elbow grease Is that the mold and mildew will not immediately disappear.

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You'll build arm strength as you use your own elbow grease to mix batter.

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Keeper Adam Walker said: "Each side, which contains more than 55,000 gallons, takes around four hours to clean and we use good old elbow grease and a brush to scrub the green algae from the sides once the water has drained.