grunt work
1grunt work — n [U] AmE informal the difficult and uninteresting part of a job ▪ These guys do the grunt work in preparing tax returns …
2grunt work — grunt ,work noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL work that is boring and sometimes difficult, but not very important. British donkeywork …
3grunt|work — «GRUHNT WURK», noun. U.S. and Canadian Informal. low, menial work: »... the dirty, tedious gruntwork needed to make a campaign successful (New York Times) …
4grunt work — Slang. work that is repetitious, often physically exhausting, and boring. * * * grunt work noun Monotonous and unrewarding work, esp of a physical nature • • • Main Entry: ↑grunt * * * ˈgrunt work 8 [grunt work] noun …
5Grunt Work — An expression used to describe thankless and menial work. Grunt work can also refer to jobs that lack glamour and prestige or are boring and repetitive. This term may be derived from the slang term grunts, which was used to describe low ranking… …
6grunt work — n. hard, menial labor; tedious work. □ I’m tired of doing grunt work for minimum wages. □ Who is supposed to do the grunt work around here? Not me! …
7grunt work — noun /ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝk/ 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 …
8grunt work — American, informal hard work that is not very interesting. Her job was nothing glamorous a lot of grunt work drafting agreements for others to sign …
9grunt-work — n American menial or demeaning job(s) ► You know, I used to do the grunt work around here. Now I own the place. (Double Cross, US film, 1994) …
10grunt work — Slang. work that is repetitious, often physically exhausting, and boring. * * * …
