elbow grease

뜻

hard physical effort, especially when cleaning

특히 청소할 때 드는 힘든 육체적 노력.

예문

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.

문법

셀 수 없는 명사로, a를 붙이지 않고 복수형도 없다. 흔히 some, a bit of, a lot of 뒤에 쓴다.