WordNet
- shove ones elbow into another persons ribs
- a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
- a sharp bend in a road or river
- the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
- the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
- hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped (同)elbow_joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital_joint, articulatio cubiti
- push ones way with the elbows
- lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"
- a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) (同)lubricating_oil
- jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball"
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- 力仕事
- 『ひじ』 / ひじ形(L字形)のもの;ひじ形の屈曲;(管の)ひじ形継ぎ手;(いすの)ひじ掛け / …‘を'『ひじで押す』(『突く』);(…から)…‘を'ひじで押し出す《+『名』+『out of』+『名』》
- グリース(機械の潤滑油) / …にグリースを塗る;…‘を'油で汚す
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Elbow grease is an idiom for working hard at manual labour. It is a figure of speech for humorously indicating nothing else but manual work is required.
It is sometimes reported in the form of a snipe hunt, a prank where an apprentice or recruit is sent on an errand to retrieve "elbow grease" by his supervisor.
In popular culture
- The prank was used in the web series Red vs. Blue where two of the Red soldiers tell their new recruit to go fetch "elbow grease and headlight fluid" from the store. Their prank backfires when the recruit instead asks for the enemy's flag from the enemy's recruit, mistaking the other base for the store.
- GMC's advertisement for their heavy duty vans and trucks shows a few men failing to move a small boulder. Frustrated and defeated, at once a GMC van backs onto the scene with the surprise of the men upon discovering several large barrels of elbow grease in the rear of the van.
See also
- List of practical joke topics
References
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English Journal
- Quantum information: Entanglement as elbow grease.
- Hayden P.
- Nature.Nature.2011 Jun 2;474(7349):41-2. doi: 10.1038/474041a.
- PMID 21637248
- "Positive and living" in Zambia [letter].
- Zulu W.AbstractIn issue 20, we were encouraged to read about people living with HIV or AIDS taking control over their own lives. We belong to a support group in Lusaka called the PALS (Positive and Living Squad). At first we met to discuss our hopes and fears and strengthen each other emotionally. But we realized that this was not enough. Members wanted to do something about their human rights and about AIDS. We set up an education program--training HIV-positive members to run AIDS workshops, particularly in workplaces. PALS also liaises closely with AIDS support organizations, helping with their organizations, helping with their outreach programs, and meeting their clients. Some members are also involved in income-generating activities--usually the ones who decide not to be trained as educators. But we find that many members find it difficult to set up their own businesses, even with loans and training. They are used to being paid employees and find it hard to work without a boss] The biggest difficulty for a self-help group like The PALS is this. Of the 7 people who were very active in 1992, 3 have died and 2 are very ill. As a result, it is hard to keep on working--morale drops and anxiety levels increase. Despite these issues, The PALS is demonstrating every day what the power of positive living can achieve. You cannot talk about AIDS prevention and care, and empowering people with HIV/AIDS, without promoting self-help groups. Yes, we have problems, but these are not all because of our HIV status. Most of them are just due to human nature. So, to everyone trying to set up or support the work of self-help groups, we wish you luck and strength--and 'more grease to your elbow']
- AIDS action.AIDS Action.1993 Jun-Aug;(21):8.
- In issue 20, we were encouraged to read about people living with HIV or AIDS taking control over their own lives. We belong to a support group in Lusaka called the PALS (Positive and Living Squad). At first we met to discuss our hopes and fears and strengthen each other emotionally. But we realize
- PMID 12345209
- AIDS and the lung. 1--AIDS, aprons, and elbow grease: preventing the nosocomial spread of human immunodeficiency virus and associated organisms.
- Hanson PJ, Collins JV.SourceBrompton Hospital, London.
- Thorax.Thorax.1989 Oct;44(10):778-83.
- Epidemiological evidence indicates that transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) other than by direct inoculation or sexual contact is extremely rare. HIV has, however, been found on fibreoptic bronchoscopes used on patients with AIDS and there is a clear theoretical risk of transmission b
- PMID 2688178
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- 肘。肘掛け。
- 肘状の物。(川・道などの)急な曲がり
- 関
- cubital、cubitus、elbow joint