grunt work en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝk/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From the verb grunt.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.
He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.
She has not only participated in the left as a star, even though she came into the role quite young. When Holly was between entertainment jobs, she volunteered for grunt work in anti-war organizations.
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Translations (7)
fi hanttihomma (unrewarding work) · pl czarna robota (unrewarding work) · ota حماللق (unrewarding work) · ru чёрная рабо́та (unrewarding work) · cmn 枯燥乏味的工作 (unrewarding work) · cmn 屎缺 (unrewarding work) · pl robota głupiego (unrewarding work)