do the legwork
1legwork — n. (colloq.) to do the legwork * * * [ legwɜːk] (colloq.) to do the legwork …
2legwork — /ˈlɛgwɜk/ (say legwerk) noun 1. work involving travel, especially on foot, as running errands, seeking out information in different places, etc. 2. the hard work required to advance something: *If I want the relationship to go on, I have to do… …
3legwork — leg|work [ˈlegwə:k US wə:rk] n [U] informal the hard boring work that has to be done in order to achieve something ▪ He has a team of volunteers who do most of the legwork for him …
4Legwork — Legwork, in police s la. case. Legwork usually involves interviewing witnesses, investigating evidence and following leads. In detective and mystery fiction, legwork is an important structural component of the plot. It gives the author the… …
5legwork — ☆ legwork [leg′wʉrk΄ ] n. Informal routine work that is necessary to a job, as that of a news reporter, involving, typically, walking or driving from place to place, away from the office …
6legwork — noun /ˈlɛɡ.wəːk,ˈlɛɡ.wɚk/ a) Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort. In addition to spreading more information, brokers are going to have to do some leg work to get new customers. b) …
7legwork — noun Date: 1891 active physical work (as in gathering information) that forms the basis of more creative or mentally exacting work (as writing a book) …
8legwork — /leg werrk /, n. 1. work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one s office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc. 2. action of the legs as executed by an athlete, dancer, etc. [1890 95,… …
9legwork — noun (U) informal the hard boring work that has to be done in order to achieve something …
10Age of the Earth — This article is about scientific estimates of the age of the Earth. For religious and other non scientific estimates, see Dating Creation. Earth as seen from Apollo 17 The age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years (4.54 × 109 years ± 1%) …
