donkey work

English

Alternative forms

donkey-work, donkeywork

Pronunciation

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Noun

donkey work (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Hard, boring, routine work.
Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work?

Translations

hard, boring, routine work

Greek: αγγαρεία (el) f (angareía)
Manx: tooilleil f

Turkish: angarya (tr)

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