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use of physical or mental energy; hard work
he got an A for effort
they managed only with great exertion
How To Use elbow grease In A Sentence
- Hopefully, this knowledge will save many householders a great deal of elbow grease!
- It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.
- We got em off with a mixture of metho and elbow grease.
- Lisa Provence at The Hook put a little elbow grease into the matter, and discovered that the whirlybird is property of the Virginia National Guard, and was dispatched to look for marijuana as a part of “Operation Green Harvest” (which is, oddly, a famous Hawaiian cannabis-eradication program). Twin Oaks Buzzed by Military Copter at cvillenews.com
- It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.
- I better break out the elbow grease, more lighting, a bucket in case I'm wrong about the bone dry angle, and all the paper towel and germicide sprays in the cupboard. Into the depths! (:snicker!: She wrote "ballcock!")
- Hiring a steam cleaner every few months will save you time and elbow grease Use it to give shower tiles, ovens and hobs a deep clean. Homes: Spick and span
- The polish needs a certain amount of elbow grease to apply.
- Using the right tool can save a lot of elbow grease.
- It certainly saved a lot of elbow grease.