"it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it, {{en-proverb}} it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it
  1. (literally) The job is a particularly difficult and undesirable one. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-it's_a_tough_job,_but_someone's_got_to_do_it-en-proverb-Ay7Q4~lM Categories (other): English coordinates, English proverbs Disambiguation of English coordinates: 76 24 Disambiguation of English proverbs: 76 24
  2. (colloquial, ironic, humorous) The role or assignment is a particularly attractive or desirable one. Tags: colloquial, humorous, ironic
    Sense id: en-it's_a_tough_job,_but_someone's_got_to_do_it-en-proverb-5jhtk~rL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 85

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