donkey work



donkey work

  (British, American & Australian informal) also grunt work (American informal)
hard, boring work
Usage notes: In the past, donkeys were used to carry heavy loads.
Why do I have to do all the donkey work while you get to do the interesting stuff?
See also: donkey, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Timeus-Biblical
Deniecedə-NEESEnglish (Rare)
Ziauddin-Arabic
Sextilius-Ancient Roman
Na-Chinese
Nadav-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew