grunt work
чёрная работа
Work that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlingsWork (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.
US/ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝk/
» "How'd your project go?" "I did all the grunt work, yet my group still managed to get a 'C'."
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)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.
чёрная рабо́таčórnaja rabóta
Examples
1 sentences"How'd your project go?" "I did all the grunt work, yet my group still managed to get a 'C'."
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
unrewarding work:
Origin
From the verb grunt.From the verb grunt.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddonkey work
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable