donkey work
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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
Washington State, cold and winter-bruised, was the scene of much of the donkey work that went into Stevens' comeback.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2013
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
A product tester's responses to a TV advert are automatically decoded by ThirdSight's software But this obstacle could soon be removed, by allowing computers to do most of the donkey work.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2011
The inside forwards should do what is called "the donkey work," to fetch and carry, and to help the half-backs when they are in a dilemma.
From Association Football And How To Play It by John Cameron
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