elbow grease

Noun

Meaning

use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

elbow-grease

Synonyms

travail effort sweat exertion work industry labour labor struggle strain pains endeavor striving grind graft
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Antonyms

rest ease leisure inertia relaxation vacation
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Hypernyms

labour labor toil

Hyponyms

application difficulty struggle exercise trouble pull

Examples

When I'm marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else's, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done. Ava DuVernay

Elbow grease is the best polish. English Proverb

he got an A for effort Source: Internet

they managed only with great exertion Source: Internet

A set designed by one user, MakerKeith, requires a bit more elbow grease as you’re cutting shapes out of cardboard and affixing them to a base using toothpicks. Source: Internet

After all the elbow grease, I´m so excited to taste my naans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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