Some things just need a little elbow grease. Learn what that is in this programme.
Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me fei fei and me phil.
We have an expression which is about hard work, especially if it's physically quite hard.
It's elbow grease.
Elbow grease.
I think you should give us an example of how to use it, Phil.
Okay.
My car is absolutely filthy.
I need to get it clean.
It's hard work and there are some bits that won't be easy to clean, but with a bit of elbow grease I can get it done.
It's amazing what you can achieve with a bit of elbow grease.
Yes, sometimes hard work can be satisfying.
I thought digging up my garden was going to be a horrible job, but with a bit of elbow grease I got it done fairly quickly.
People are always looking for the easy way out, but sometimes the only way to get something done is good old fashioned elbow grease.
There's nothing wrong with a bit of hard work.
Let's hear some more examples.
The kitchen looks sparkling now, but it.
Took a lot of elbow grease to get there.
The sports teams are only successful because of the elbow grease put in by the volunteers, coaches and organizers.
You call those shoes polished?
You need a bit more elbow grease than that.