Noun
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use of physical or mental energy
hard work
"he got an A for effort"
"they managed only with great exertion"
- elbow grease -
concluding state of pregnancy
from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
- lying in
Verb
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work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"
"Lexicographers drudge all day long"