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elbow grease
Noun
idiomatic
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
（慣用句）肘の動きを使うような、こすったり磨いたりする肉体的な労働、すなわち一生懸命働くことや努力を指す / （比喩的表現）手間暇かけた作業や、地道な労力を伴う作業、苦労して物事を成し遂げる努力
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(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
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elbow grease
The old table looked dull until we put in some elbow grease and gave it a fresh coat of varnish.
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The old table looked dull until we put in some elbow grease and gave it a fresh coat of varnish.
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