donkey work

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donkey work

BrE

/ˈdɒŋki wɜːk/

NAmE

/ˈdɔːŋki wɜːrk/

,

/ˈdɑːŋki wɜːrk/

noun

[uncountable]

(

informal

)

the hard boring part of a job or task 单调的苦差事