Applying elbow grease requires physical effort and such effort is often strenuous and difficult.

Example of idiom elbow grease. A lot of physical effort. The squeaking wheel gets the grease. That silver will never get a shine like that - put some elbow grease.

If someone applies elbow grease he or she is scrubbing with tenacious vigor. Eyes like a hawk. Elbow-grease a derisory Term for Sweat.

Synonyms for Elbow grease. Save on elbow grease and put the tarnished item in a bowl on top of aluminium foil shiny side up. See Idiom of the Day today.

A lot of effort that you put into. Well need a bit more elbow grease to get these walls really clean. Joe put a lot of elbow grease into cleaning the kitchen.

With some hard work and elbow grease the building was cleaned painted and filled with many shelves of books. The women didnt waste time but spent the next 72 hours plus a lot of elbow grease cleaning the space and moving in in less than one week. Energetic labour especially in the polishing of household items.

Painting your house takes some elbow greaseyou have to. Elbow grease. The meaning of elbow grease.