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- DictionaryEl·bow grease/ˈelbō ˌɡrēs/
noun
- 1. hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning: informal "you should be able to get the rust off with a wire brush and elbow grease"
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The meaning of ELBOW GREASE is hard work; especially : vigorously applied physical labor or effort. How to use elbow grease in a sentence.
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‘Elbow grease’ – one of the idioms that make English such a difficult language to master. Marvell was suggesting that, although religious meetings could be disrupted or broken up by the speakers’ opponents, printed material could be circulated unhindered.
elbow grease. 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.
“Elbow grease” refers to physical effort or manual labor. It’s often used when someone needs to put in some extra work to get something done, like cleaning a dirty room or fixing a broken appliance.
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.
Elbow grease definition: strenuous physical exertion. See examples of ELBOW GREASE used in a sentence.
elbow grease. British. uncountable noun. 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.
