elbow grease
Example Sentences
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It says that the government’s proper role is to clear a path so those who put in the elbow grease can earn success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Once the sauce has considerably thickened up a bit and it takes some more elbow grease to run your whisk through it, add salt and another squeeze of lemon juice and taste.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
In ‘99% Perspiration,’ data and stories illustrate the roots and consequences of a very American dilemma: the belief that old-fashioned elbow grease will get you anywhere you want to go.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2025
“It seems like magic, but of course there’s all this elbow grease that’s gone into the recognition.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023
International economists often describe South Korea as the single most impressive example of what free markets, democratic government, and elbow grease can do to transform a small agrarian backwater into a global powerhouse.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
