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elbow grease
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elbow grease
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elbow grease
noun
elbow grease
noun
Learner's definition of ELBOW GREASE
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informal
:
physical effort
:
hard work
It's going to take some
elbow grease
to get this counter clean.
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Elbow grease
usually refers to the effort needed to clean or polish something.
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