greasy grind
Example Sentences
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I was a grind—a "greasy grind," they used to call me.
From The Triflers by Bartlett, Frederick Orin
“As soon as I get back I’m going to buckle down, and get to be a regular greasy grind, as 29 they call ’em.
From Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall by Boehm, H. Richard
“Ah, he is a greasy grind determined to arrive,” said the first violinist.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
Pete had just made a "date" with Polly, so he beamed on her benignantly as he explained further: "A gun—a dig-a greasy grind."
From Missy by Gatlin, Dana
All right; anything to get out of the greasy grind of studying.
From The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice by Richards, Dick