Elbow Grease

A few days ago, I received a call from one of my employees. She was trying to get a spot out of the carpet on a job site. It was a new contract for my company, and she was really trying to get things looking good and in shape.I told her to get a Wonder Glove and Safe2Scrub cleaner, and to use some elbow grease. A few minutes went by, and my phone rang again. When I answered, it was the same employee telling me she couldn't find the elbow grease! After I stoped laughing, I told her what I meant by "elbow grease".The Wikipedia defines elbow grease as an idiom for working hard at manual labour, as in "You need to use some elbow grease". It is a humorous reflection of the fact that some tasks can only be achieved by hard effort and human energy, contrasting with the idea that there should be some special oil, tool or chemical product to make the job easier.The Wonder Glove saves you on elbow grease, as most good cleaning products do. They say your cleaning products should do most of the work, but some tough cleaning tasks do take a bit of "elbow grease"!