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Definition of elbow grease in English: elbow greasenoun mass nouninformal Hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning. 〈非正式〉（体力上的）重活（尤指擦、洗） nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used 无论我们费多大的劲，我们都无法移动它。 Example sentencesExamples - Then, as if passing through some kind of barrier, there's nothing quite so important as the lavish application of elbow grease until my small kingdom is bright and sparkly again.
- As an alternative some elbow grease was applied to the kitchen leaving it sparkly and clean!
- We will be using a high-pressure hose reel and lots of elbow grease.
- With some hard work and elbow grease, the building was cleaned, painted, and filled with many shelves of books.
- But hours of hard work and elbow grease transformed the shack into a bright, clean and well-stocked shop.
- You can buy all the fancy products you like, but you can never beat vinegar, newspaper and a bit of elbow grease.
- This is where glamour is mixed with sweat and elbow grease, life lessons paired with blood.
- With lots of elbow grease and energy, she got the shop area renovated into a workable space and tried to keep the renovations true to the history of the building.
- Inadvertently her success could lead some to assume that all one needs to make it out of the ghetto is determination, elbow grease and a perfect posterior.
- Plenty of time, effort and elbow grease shall be committed to this task.
Synonyms hard work, work, labour, toil, exertion, effort, slog, drudgery industry informal grind, sweat, donkey work, spadework British informal graft, fag Australian/New Zealand informal yakka archaic travail, moil
Definition of elbow grease in US English: elbow greasenounˈelbō ˈˌɡrēsˈɛlboʊ ˈˌɡris informal Hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning. 〈非正式〉（体力上的）重活（尤指擦、洗） you should be able to get the rust off with a wire brush and elbow grease Example sentencesExamples - As an alternative some elbow grease was applied to the kitchen leaving it sparkly and clean!
- With some hard work and elbow grease, the building was cleaned, painted, and filled with many shelves of books.
- But hours of hard work and elbow grease transformed the shack into a bright, clean and well-stocked shop.
- You can buy all the fancy products you like, but you can never beat vinegar, newspaper and a bit of elbow grease.
- Plenty of time, effort and elbow grease shall be committed to this task.
- We will be using a high-pressure hose reel and lots of elbow grease.
- This is where glamour is mixed with sweat and elbow grease, life lessons paired with blood.
- Inadvertently her success could lead some to assume that all one needs to make it out of the ghetto is determination, elbow grease and a perfect posterior.
- With lots of elbow grease and energy, she got the shop area renovated into a workable space and tried to keep the renovations true to the history of the building.
- Then, as if passing through some kind of barrier, there's nothing quite so important as the lavish application of elbow grease until my small kingdom is bright and sparkly again.
Synonyms hard work, work, labour, toil, exertion, effort, slog, drudgery
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