elbow grease
noun
• hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning.
• "nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used"
Similar:
hard work,
work,
labour,
toil,
exertion,
effort,
slog,
drudgery,
industry,
grind,
sweat,
donkey work,
spadework,
graft,
fag,
yakka,
travail,
moil,
