elbow grease

意味

hard physical effort, especially when cleaning

特に掃除などで力を込めて働くこと.

例文

1. 1The oven looked hopeless, but a bit of elbow grease made it shine again.
2. 2Getting the old paint off the door took a lot of elbow grease.
3. 3These pans can't go in the dishwasher, so they'll need some elbow grease.
4. 4With enough elbow grease, the rusty bike looked almost new by Sunday.
5. 5Forget fancy sprays; what this carpet really needs is elbow grease.

文法

不可算名詞：a も複数形もない。some、a bit of、a lot of の後によく使う。