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| More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by franks123(m): 4:05pm On May 10, 2016 |
My boss called me and after discussion,he ended the call saying to me "more grease to your elbow"....i was confused because back then in our secondary schools,i could remember my teacher said its a bad English........so whats your views about this expression |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by chukxie(m): 4:08pm On May 10, 2016 |
It should be " More power to your elbow." |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by Nobody: 5:30pm On May 10, 2016 |
Elbows*. It's correct. I haven't researched but I feel its origin is sometime around the industrial revolution - a well greased machine works tirelessly hence is a good trait replicable in humans. Most of our teachers were half-baked graduates, if anything most of my most useful knowledge was learned on my own after school. 2 Likes |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by wilsontonye: 7:07pm On May 10, 2016 |
Wrong... It's more power to your elbow |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by NaijaBlend: 1:14am On Aug 09, 2017 |
I stumbled on this post, one year after, and discovered that: 1. It never appeared on front page while pictures of nude "slay queens," half-naked men and women, sex and sexual matters, snakes and sorts always did! 2. Only about three persons commented! What a world! My contribution... More power to your elbow is more appropriate. However, we have "elbow grease!" 2 Likes |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by Juliearth(f): 2:10am On Aug 09, 2017 |
franks123: "More power to your Elbow." |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by MrMacinterchi1: 1:43am On Jul 18, 2018 |
NaijaBlend: More power to your elbow is the correct expressions. |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by Rhaspody(m): 7:27am On Jan 09, 2020 |
More Grease to your elbow is correct. It's an idiomatic expression. The grease is the synovial fluid that lubricates every movable joint in the body. So it's simply saying that you will not get arthritis  as you keep doing your good work. |
| Re: More Grease To Your Elbow(correct Or Wrong English) by Eyannenne: 6:57pm On Apr 17, 2020 |
More grease to your elbow is the informal one and more power to your elbow is the formal one. Your boss is still correct maybe he was just trying to be informal with you. |
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