e/Elbowgrease

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has glosseng: Elbow grease is a metaphor for working hard at manual labour, as in "You need to use some elbow grease." It is a humorous reflection of the fact that some tasks can only be achieved by hard effort and human energy, contrasting with the idea that there should be some special oil, tool or chemical product to make the job easier.
lexicalizationeng: elbow grease
lexicalizationeng: Elbowgrease
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Danish
has glossdan: Knofedt er et udtryk for (hårdt) fysisk arbejde, det bruges f.eks. ved gulvvask, "brug sæbevand og knofedt".
lexicalizationdan: knofedt

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