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Idiom: Donkey Work

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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.

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