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
Most parenting, especially in the early days, is donkey work.
From The Guardian • May 13, 2017
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
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 Cameron, John
