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?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Timeus	-	Biblical
Deniece	də-NEES	English (Rare)
Ziauddin	-	Arabic
Sextilius	-	Ancient Roman
Na	-	Chinese
Nadav	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew