Elbow grease
Elbow grease noun - The active use of energy in producing a result.
Usage example: with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease, I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again
Try and elbow grease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a noun phrase "Elbow grease".
Try
Try noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Elbow grease and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elbow grease" instead a noun "Try".
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