use (a little) (bit of) elbow grease

1. To clean (something or some place) with a lot of effort, especially vigorous scrubbing. Come on, you're never going to get the gunk off the counter wiping it like that. Use a bit of elbow grease, for Pete's sake! I know it looks pretty gnarly right now, but if we use a little elbow grease, I bet we could get this old truck cleaned up real nice.

2. To exert a great deal of strenuous physical work (in order to do or accomplish something). I had to use a little bit of elbow grease, but I finally managed to tear down the entire wall with my sledgehammer. I know we're running out of time, but if we all use a bit of elbow grease, I think we'll be able to get the house built before the deadline.

词组	use (a little) (bit of) elbow grease
释义	use (a little) (bit of) elbow grease use (a little) (bit of) elbow grease 1. To clean (something or some place) with a lot of effort, especially vigorous scrubbing. Come on, you're never going to get the gunk off the counter wiping it like that. Use a bit of elbow grease, for Pete's sake! I know it looks pretty gnarly right now, but if we use a little elbow grease, I bet we could get this old truck cleaned up real nice. 2. To exert a great deal of strenuous physical work (in order to do or accomplish something). I had to use a little bit of elbow grease, but I finally managed to tear down the entire wall with my sledgehammer. I know we're running out of time, but if we all use a bit of elbow grease, I think we'll be able to get the house built before the deadline. See also: elbow, grease, use Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: use some elbow grease elbow grease elbow grease, to use elbow-grease scrub off wash up scour (something) off of (something else) scour off scour out of scour (something) out of (something else)
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