elbow grease

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noun

use of physical or mental energy;
hard work
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
• Syn:
effort, exertion, travail, sweat
• Derivationally related forms:
travail (for: travail), exert (for: exertion)
• Hypernyms:
labor, labour, toil
• Hyponyms:
struggle, trouble, difficulty, least effort, least resistance,
strain, straining, exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion,
workout, pull, application, diligence, overkill, supererogation,
overexertion, friction, detrition, rubbing