elbow grease
/ˈelbəʊ ɡriːs/noun
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कड़ी शारीरिक मेहनत (विशेषकर रगड़ने-चमकाने में)
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noun
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[U] informal
the hard physical effort that you need for work such as cleaning or polishing
कड़ी शारीरिक मेहनत (विशेषकर रगड़ने-चमकाने में)
- With a little elbow grease, the old brass lamp looked new again.
- Cleaning the kitchen floor took a lot of elbow grease.
- It takes a lot of elbow grease to scrub the pots clean.
+ 2 more examples
- A little elbow grease will make the old table shine again.
- Give the windows some elbow grease before the guests arrive.
§Grammar and usage
Elbow grease means hard physical work, not a kind of oil or ointment.
Idiom elbow grease का अर्थ है कड़ी शारीरिक मेहनत, इसका अर्थ कोई तेल या मरहम नहीं है।