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elbow grease
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
elbow grease noun
elbow grease
noun
Learner's definition of ELBOW GREASE
[noncount] informal
: physical effort : hard work重活；苦活
- It's going to take some elbow grease to get this counter clean.得费不少劲才能把这个台面弄干净。
◊ Elbow grease usually refers to the effort needed to clean or polish something.*elbow grease通常指擦洗方面的苦活。
elbow grease
noun
: hard work
Example Sentences
It's going to take some elbow grease to get this counter clean. with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease, I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again
Recent Examples on the Web Scrubbing and water won't get all of the brake dust and other contaminants off—these cleaners are designed to cut through the stuff your elbow grease won't. 
Duncan Brady, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 Solid sticks often require a little extra elbow grease to apply evenly to garments but are convenient to pack for travel. Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2022 Warm, soapy water, a scrubbie and a little elbow grease will take the excess grime off easily. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022 Thankfully, that required nothing that a little extra elbow grease couldn’t fix. Mike Darling, Men's Health, 12 May 2022 Keeping your phone clean isn’t hard with the right supplies and a little bit of elbow grease. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 Cleaning the pan after cooking the scallops took a bit of elbow grease as well and the handles got very hot during one of the cooking tests. Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022 This chair can hold up to tough messes because during the cleaning test, the marshmallow and barbeque sauce came off with a wet paper towel and a little bit of elbow grease. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Two, you must be committed to your portfolio companies, rolling up your sleeves when needed and putting in the elbow grease. Sameet Mehta, Forbes, 24 June 2022 See More
Duncan Brady, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 Solid sticks often require a little extra elbow grease to apply evenly to garments but are convenient to pack for travel. Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2022 Warm, soapy water, a scrubbie and a little elbow grease will take the excess grime off easily. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022 Thankfully, that required nothing that a little extra elbow grease couldn’t fix. Mike Darling, Men's Health, 12 May 2022 Keeping your phone clean isn’t hard with the right supplies and a little bit of elbow grease. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 Cleaning the pan after cooking the scallops took a bit of elbow grease as well and the handles got very hot during one of the cooking tests. Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022 This chair can hold up to tough messes because during the cleaning test, the marshmallow and barbeque sauce came off with a wet paper towel and a little bit of elbow grease. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Two, you must be committed to your portfolio companies, rolling up your sleeves when needed and putting in the elbow grease. Sameet Mehta, Forbes, 24 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1672, in the meaning defined above
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