Synonyms for elbow grease
| Grammar : Noun |
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Définition of elbow grease
- noun hard work
- A little more soap and elbow grease, the women said, was the secret.
- Extract from : « Land of the Burnt Thigh » by Edith Eudora Kohl
- Plenty of soap and water, disinfectant, and elbow grease make a distemper prevention that is much better than any cure.
- Extract from : « The Airedale » by Williams Haynes
- There it is; that's Injun tan, an' I hope you see that elbow grease is the main thing in tannin'.
- Extract from : « Two Little Savages » by Ernest Thompson Seton
- Fat is the vulgar synonym for perquisites; elbow grease signifies labour; and Saint Monday is the favourite day of the week.
- Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
- I learnt him how to talk Injun an' read rapids an' build a fire with tinder an' elbow grease.
- Extract from : « In the Days of Poor Richard » by Irving Bacheller
- The roundhouse men were careless and he decided to show them what “elbow grease” and industry could do.
- Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman
- In the field a string cleaner will do the business, but at once when you get to permanent camp use a rod and elbow grease.
- Extract from : « Camp and Trail » by Stewart Edward White
- "Less chin-wag going; you'll want all your energy for elbow grease," he exclaimed.
- Extract from : « A Lively Bit of the Front » by Percy F. Westerman
- All I seen was the way he cranked the machine, and he didn't waste any elbow grease doin' it, either.
- Extract from : « The Voice on the Wire » by Eustace Hale Ball
- "Elbow grease" is the principal secret connected with the art of glossing linen.
- Extract from : « Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife » by Marion Mills Miller
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