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elbow grease
noun as in hard work
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Example Sentences
There was an old adage to the effect that some imaginary substance called elbow grease was necessary in kneading bread.
There it is; that's Injun tan, an' I hope you see that elbow grease is the main thing in tannin'.
"Laws, honey, dey need elbow-grease," and the old woman laughed heartily.
"Put a little more elbow grease to it," continued the burnisher's wife.
The elbow-grease of thinking was always distasteful to him, and had no doubt been so when he conceived and carried out this work.
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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to elbow grease, such as: blood sweat and tears, effort, exertion, labor, muscle, and oomph.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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