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
With the right service, he gives them a greater threat from set-pieces but also takes the pressure off his strike partner because he can do all the donkey work.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2014
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
Workforce beat the old course record by about six lengths, but only beat At First Sight, who'd done the donkey work, by seven lengths, so that horse nearly broke the old course record too.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2011
I can do all the donkey work, but I’ve got no head for business.
From The Phantom Lover by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres
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