Eric
What does "Elbow Greaser" mean in the sentence below? I saw the sentences in job-hunting section of the newspaper. "Elbow Greaser" A person can get anything done with a little elbow grease. And someone's gotta put that grease on the other person's elbow. That someone could be you.(No grease allergies.) I found that "elbow grease" means, it's formulated to remove grease and oil in all situations. But I'm not sure whether it means correctly.
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To use some "elbow grease" means to put in a lot of effort or hard work into a task, usually for manual labour type work. I have never heard of someone being called an "elbow greaser" as a pronoun though and it is definitely not natural to say to put elbow grease on someone else because it only refers to your own action being described.
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Thank you for your help! I really appreciate that.
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'Elbow grease" is an expression you can use instead of "hard work" or a "lot of energy" :)
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It’s means working hard at manual labour.
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Elbow grease is just a way of saying hard work. I think it comes from the idea that if you are working hard with your hands - digging, say, or cleaning, your elbow might need grease in the same was a machine needs grease to keep it lubricated. I've never heard "elbow greaser" used but I suppose it just means "someone who makes sure everyone is working hard"
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