what is elbow grease?
what is elbow grease? what does it do? is it important?
- "Elbow grease" is an old phrase that refers to your own personal effort. When you're building a car you need: parts, time, and "elbow grease" - or your work to get it done. It's kind of derived from a mechanic working in a shop covered in grease up to his elbows (or worse, depending on the project!). You can buy parts and schedule the time, but if you don't get in there and get your hands dirty working on it, it will never get done. Technically, "elbow grease" doesn't exist on it's own; it's just an idea.