elbow greasenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈel.bəʊ ˌɡriːs/us/ˈel.boʊ ˌɡriːs/informala lot of physical effort:
The polish needs a certain amount of elbow grease to apply.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Effort and expending energy
- apply
- assiduous
- be running on empty idiom
- bust a gut idiom
- concentrated
- conscientious
- fight
- jump
- mind
- overcompensate
- pains
- painstaking
- painstakingly
- perseverance
- shot
- slugger
- strenuous
- thirsty work
- trial and error
- work up sth
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