elbow grease
英式
- hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning
noun: elbow grease
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. informal hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used
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- IPA[ˈelbō ˌɡrēs]
美式
- hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning: you should be able to get the rust off with a wire brush and elbow grease
Oxford American Dictionary