elbow grease
hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something

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elbow grease
[humorous]
hard work, especially when you are cleaning something.
With determination and elbow grease we soon transformed the filthy kitchen.

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elbow grease
the effort and strength to clean something
We will have to use a lot of elbow grease to clean the kitchen.

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elbow grease
n. Exertion; effort; energy.
"You'll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother said to Ed.

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