elbow grease 的定义
- strenuous physical exertion: a job requiring elbow grease.
elbow grease 近义词
hard work
更多elbow grease例句
- No matter the season, no matter the baker’s skill level, no matter the style of cake, there will inevitably be a delirious scramble to cool a cake through the velocity of a baking sheet and the sheer power of elbow grease.
- As you could probably guess, the big difference between these two options is how much elbow grease you feel like putting into grinding your beans.
- The tools don’t require batteries—they run on elbow grease—which is fine for a basic repair kit.
- High-pressure concentrated steam wipes out dirt with no additional cleaning solvent or elbow grease required.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 6, 1/2-cup ramekins and set aside.
- I shut my eyes yet felt aware of the garden at my elbow, the blooms opening as if in time-lapse, the stalks lengthening.
- The document had no legal standing, but was offered to the public as a sharp elbow to some of the assertions made by Ryan.
- What the state really needs is to figure out how to elbow its way into the tech economy.
- He changed sliders three times until he found one that didn't hurt his elbow.
- Jos lifted himself on his elbow, and fixing his shining eyes on Ramona, said in Spanish, "My mother asks if you are travellers?"
- We must make more—much more—elbow room before the Turks get help from Asia or Constantinople.
- Having paused a few seconds to recover breath, he brushed his hat with his elbow, and declared himself ready.
- Just try it once, and you'll see how ingenious it is—only one must be careful not to throw out the elbow in turning out the wrist.
- Lettice raised herself suddenly on her elbow and looked down at him with earnestness.