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elbow grease
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the active use of energy in producing a result with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease, I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again Synonyms of elbow grease effort, exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while, workWords Related to elbow grease drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travail; dint, energy; force, might, muscle, power, puissance; attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whackNear Antonyms of elbow grease adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothness; dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence
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