donkey work

Example Sentences

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Donkeys and donkey work are essential to the livelihoods of people in developing countries, but elsewhere donkeys have all but disappeared.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

However, he's played most of the time in the back row for Wasps and he's got to adjust to the donkey work, as it were, needed in the second row.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2012

This seems an excellent use of a computer to do the donkey work for us, but unfortunately it does not get rid of all the labor.

From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2011

Bent does not mind doing the donkey work that system requires, making himself available as an outlet for the team, though he does not deny that goals are his main line of work.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2010

I can do all the donkey work, but I’ve got no head for business.

From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)