"daily grind" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-daily grind.ogg [Australia] Forms: daily grinds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} daily grind (plural daily grinds)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work. Tags: idiomatic, informal Related terms: day in, day out
    Sense id: en-daily_grind-en-noun-rFzl9cZN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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