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
Askins['æskinz]
'Azazyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Redmond['redmənd]
Artemius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Silvanaseel-VAH-nahItalian
Bancroft['bæn.krɔ:ft]