Is there any idiom to describe making a great deal of effort
as topic, the more the better

do you know in Chinese, there's a idiom is　费了九牛二虎之力？
how to translate it by English?

Question

Is there any idiom to describe making a great deal of effort
as topic, the more the better

do you know in Chinese, there's a idiom is　费了九牛二虎之力？
how to translate it by English?

Answer

dan, 

effort idioms 
pull your weight = do your fair share of the work 
get down to work = Stop relaxing, focus on important task 
work your fingers to the bone = work very hard 
spare no effort to do something = to work as hard as possible to achieve something 
burn the candle at both ends = work day and night at something 
go the extra mile = do more than is expected of you 
an all-out effort = a very good and thorough effort 
work your butt (ass) off = work very very hard 
put your shoulder to the wheel (or to the plow) = work hard
put your back into it = physically work very hard at something

Answer

Not forgetting 'elbow grease'
e.g.
It needed a lot of elbow grease to get it clean.

Answer

to go all out, to pull out all the stops, to give it everything you've got.