heavy lifting

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heavy lifting

Any serious, difficult, or arduous work or activities. I'm only the assistant manager, but I'm the one who does all the heavy lifting in the company. Trailing in the polls, the candidate is going to have to do some very heavy lifting if she is to have a hope of winning the election.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Archdale	['a:tʃdeil]
Tamzen	-	English (Rare)
Ume	oo-me	Japanese
Nadezhda	nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Benedicta	-	Late Roman
Metrodora	-	Ancient Greek