See grunt work on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From the verb grunt.",
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"text": "He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.",
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"ref": "1990 December 9, Maida Tilchen, “Closer To Near”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 21, page 14:",
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"(idiomatic) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings."
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"word": "God's work"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kūzào fáwèi de gōngzuò",
"sense": "unrewarding work",
"word": "枯燥乏味的工作"
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"word": "robota głupiego"
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"word": "czarna robota"
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"sense": "unrewarding work",
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"roman": "kūzào fáwèi de gōngzuò",
"sense": "unrewarding work",
"word": "枯燥乏味的工作"
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"word": "robota głupiego"
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"sense": "unrewarding work",
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"word": "czarna robota"
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"roman": "čórnaja rabóta",
"sense": "unrewarding work",
"tags": [
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"word": "чёрная рабо́та"
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