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elbow grease

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Synonyms and Antonyms of elbow grease

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, work

Words Related to elbow grease

drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travail

force, might, muscle, power, puissance

attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack

Near Antonyms of elbow grease

adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothness

dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence

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