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1 elbow grease
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2 elbow grease
noun huile f de coude (colloq) -
3 elbow
elbow [ˈelbəʊ]1. nouncoude m3. compounds• to have enough elbow room avoir de la place pour se retourner ; (figurative) avoir les coudées franches* * *['elbəʊ] 1.noun ( all contexts) coude m2.to wear something through at the elbows — percer or trouer quelque chose aux coudes
transitive verb••more power to your elbow — GB je te souhaite bien du courage (colloq)
out at (the) elbow(s) — [person] loqueteux; [garment] miteux
to rub elbows with somebody — (colloq) US fréquenter quelqu'un
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4 elbow
elbow ['elbəʊ]1 noun(of arm, jacket, pipe, river) coude m;∎ out at the elbows (jacket) troué aux coudes;∎ with his elbows on the bar les coudes sur le bar, accoudé au bar;∎ figurative to stand elbow to elbow être coude à coude;∎ to be at sb's elbow être ou se tenir aux côtés de qn;∎ British familiar to give sb the elbow (employee) virer qn; (boyfriend, girlfriend) larguer ou jeter qn; (tenant) mettre qn à la porte;∎ British familiar to get the elbow (employee) se faire virer; (boyfriend, girlfriend) se faire larguer ou jeter; (tenant) se faire mettre à la porte;∎ to elbow one's way through the crowd se frayer un passage à travers la foule en jouant des coudes;∎ he just elbowed me aside il m'a écarté du coude►► familiar elbow grease huile f de coude;elbow joint Anatomy articulation f de coude; Technology raccord m coudé;elbow pad coudière f;elbow patch coude m(from job) se débarrasser de
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Elbow grease — is an old term for working hard at manual labour or trades, as in put some elbow grease into that . It has also been used as a practical joke by master tradesperson on apprentices, e.g. Go fetch some elbow grease from him . Each tradesperson will … Wikipedia
elbow grease — {n.} Exertion; effort; energy. * / You ll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean, Mother said to Ed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
elbow grease — {n.} Exertion; effort; energy. * / You ll have to use a little more elbow grease to get these windows clean, Mother said to Ed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Elbow grease — Elbow El bow, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. ?lnbogi; prop.; arm bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st {Ell}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elbow grease — If something requires elbow grease, it involves a lot of hard physical work … The small dictionary of idiomes
elbow grease — elbow ,grease noun uncount INFORMAL hard physical work that you do to clean something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
elbow grease — [n] physical effort effort, exertion, labor, muscle, oomph*, strain, strength, sweat, toil; concepts 87,100,351,360,362 … New thesaurus
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elbow grease — n. Informal vigorous physical effort … English World dictionary
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elbow grease — noun Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing. When we were young we used to be told, in our house at home, that elbow grease was the one essential necessary to getting a tough… … Wiktionary