Meanings
How to pronounce "donkey work":
AU
Hard, boring, routine work.
Example: "Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work?"
Example Sentences
1
I had to do all the donkey work to clean up after the party.
2
The interns were given the donkey work of sorting through all the files.
3
She had to do the donkey work of organizing the event single-handedly.
4
The research assistant was assigned the donkey work of collecting and organizing data.
5
The new employee was eager to take on any donkey work to prove themselves.