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
Grethe	-	Danish, Norwegian
Carolien	kah-ro-LEEN	Dutch
Nikolao	nee-ko-LAH-o	Esperanto
Gid'on	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Isidoros	-	Ancient Greek
Theodoricus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)