legwork
Kleinarbeit, Lauferei, Beinarbeit
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel,…Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
UK/ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk/US/ˈlɛɡˌwɝk/
» Tom did all the legwork.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
Kleinarbeit, Lauferei
(uncountable, usually)Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
Beinarbeit
Examples
2 sentencesTom did all the legwork.
He did all the legwork.
ruОн обошёл все инстанции. — shanghainese
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
work, especially research, that involves significant walking:
skillful or vigorous use of the legs:
Origin
From leg + work.From leg + work.
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Forms
plural: legworksWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable