ELBOW GREASE

Meaning of ELBOW GREASE in English

People use elbow grease to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing. ( INFORMAL )

It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

ELBOW GREASE — noun Date: 1672 vigorously applied physical labor ; hard work
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELBOW GREASE — noun : energy vigorously exerted in the performance especially of manual labor : strenuous application of oneself : sweat this …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELBOW GREASE — strenuous physical exertion: a job requiring elbow grease. [ 1630-40 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELBOW GREASE — physical effort, hard work
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ELBOW GREASE — Date: 1672 : vigorously applied physical labor : hard work
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELBOW GREASE — Function: noun Date: 1672 : vigorously applied physical labor : hard work
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ELBOW GREASE — ■ noun informal hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ELBOW GREASE — [elbow grease] n (1672): vigorously applied physical labor: hard work
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELBOW GREASE — noun [ U ] ( informal ) the effort used in physical work, especially in cleaning or polishing sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELBOW GREASE — People use ~ to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ELBOW GREASE — {n.} Exertion; effort; energy. * /"You'll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother …
Slang English vocab
ELBOW GREASE — Labour. Elbow grease will make an oak table shine.
Slang English vocab
ELBOW GREASE — {n.} Exertion; effort; energy. * /"You'll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother …
Словарь английских идиом
ELBOW GREASE — effort and strength to clean something We`ll have to use a lot of elbow grease to get the kitchen cleaned.
English Idioms vocab
ELBOW GREASE — n. Exertion; effort; energy. "You'll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean," Mother said …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ELBOW GREASE — тяжелая работа (физическая) - cleaning out this kitchen will take a lot of * пока уберешь эту кухню, семь потов …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELBOW-GREASE — сущ.; шутл. 1) усиленная полировка 2) тяжелая, упорная работа n шутл. 1) усиленная полировка ;2) тяжелая, упорная работа ;3) разг. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELBOW-GREASE — Тяжелая
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ELBOW GREASE — шутл. тяжёлая работа ( физическая ) cleaning out this kitchen will take a lot of elbow grease - пока уберёшь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELBOW-GREASE — _n. _шутл. 1> усиленная полировка 2> тяжёлая, упорная работа 3> _разг. пот
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELBOW-GREASE — усиленная полировка тяжелая, упорная работа coll. пот
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ELBOW GREASE — шутл. тяжёлая работа ( физическая ) cleaning out this kitchen will take a lot of ~ - пока уберёшь эту …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ELBOW GREASE — шутл. тяжёлая работа ( физическая ) cleaning out this kitchen will take a lot of elbow grease - пока уберёшь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ELBOW GREASE — тяжелая работа, усиленная полировка, пот
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ELBOW GREASE — тяжелая работа, усиленная полировка, пот
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ELBOW-GREASE — сущ. ; шутл. 1) тщательное полирование, тщательная полировка 2) тяжелый труд Forethought is the elbow-grease which a novelist, - or …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ELBOW-GREASE — сущ.; шутл. 1) тщательное полирование, тщательная полировка 2) тяжелый труд Forethought is the elbow-grease which a novelist, - or poet, or dramatist, - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ELBOW-GREASE — _n. _шутл. 1> усиленная полировка 2> тяжелая, упорная работа 3> _собир. пот
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ELBOW-GREASE — n. шутл. 1. усиленная полировка 2. тяжелая, упорная работа 3. собир. пот
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ELBOW-GREASE — усиленная полировка тяжелая, упорная работа coll. пот
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
ELBOW-GREASE — _n. _шутл. 1> усиленная полировка 2> тяжёлая, упорная работа 3> _разг. пот
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ELBOW GREASE — n infml Put out a little elbow grease — Надо подналечь I tried elbow grease but it didn't help — Я подналег, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
ELBOW GREASE — n infml Put out a little elbow grease — Надо подналечь I tried elbow grease but it didn't help — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
ELBOW GREASE — elbow grease n infml Put out a little elbow grease Надо подналечь I tried elbow grease but it didn't help …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ELBOW GREASE — Put out a little elbow grease — Надо подналечь I tried elbow grease but it didn't help — Я подналег, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ELBOW-GREASE — сущ.; шутл. 1) усиленная полировка 2) тяжелая, упорная работа n шутл. 1) усиленная полировка ;2) тяжелая, упорная работа ;3) разг. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELBOW GREASE — тяжелая работа (физическая) - cleaning out this kitchen will take a lot of * пока уберешь эту кухню, семь потов …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREASE — I. ˈgrēs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English grese, grees, from Old French craisse, graisse, cresse, gresse, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELBOW — I. ˈelˌbō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, elnboga; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREASE — — greaseless , adj. — greaselessness , n. — greaseproof , adj. n. /grees/ ; v. /grees, greez/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELBOW — /el"boh/ , n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREASE — I. ˈgrēs noun Etymology: Middle English grese, from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin * crassia, from Latin crassus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELBOW — I. ˈel-ˌbō noun Etymology: Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, from el- (akin to eln ell) + Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREASE — vt to affect (a horse) with grease, the disease. 2. grease ·vt to cheat or cozen; to overreach. 3. grease …
Webster English vocab
ELBOW — vi to push rudely along; to elbow one's way. 2. elbow ·vt to push or hit with the elbow, as …
Webster English vocab
GREASE — [grease] n [ME grese, fr. OF craisse, graisse, fr. (assumed) VL crassia, fr. L crassus fat] (13c) 1 a: rendered …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELBOW — [el.bow] n [ME elbowe, fr. OE elboga, fr. el- (akin to eln ell) + OE boga bow--more at ell, bow] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREASE — thick, oily lubricant consisting of inedible lard, the rendered fat of waste animal parts, or a petroleum-derived or synthetic oil …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELBOW
Britannica English vocabulary
ELBOW — elbow BrE AmE ˈel bəʊ AmE \ -boʊ ▷ elbow|ed d ▷ elbow|ing ɪŋ ▷ elbow|s z ▶ ˈ elbow …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GREASE — / griːs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. any thick oily substance, especially one that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELBOW — / ˈelbəʊ; NAmE -boʊ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. the joint between the upper and lower parts of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREASE — I. grease 1 /ɡriːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: craisse , graisse …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELBOW — I. el ‧ bow 1 /ˈelbəʊ $ -boʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: elboga ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELBOW — n. & v. --n. 1 a the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. b the part of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREASE — n. & v. n. 1 oily or fatty matter esp. as a lubricant. 2 the melted fat of a dead …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELBOW — n. & v. n. 1 a the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. b the part of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREASE — n. & v. --n. 1. oily or fatty matter esp. as a lubricant. 2 the melted fat of a dead …
Oxford English vocab
ELBOW — n. & v. --n. 1. a the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. b the part of the …
Oxford English vocab
GREASE — ( greases, greasing, greased) 1. Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELBOW — ( elbows, elbowing, elbowed) 1. Your elbow is the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREASE — (~s, greasing, ~d) 1. Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GREASE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELBOW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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