Examples of 'donkey work' in a sentence
Meaning of "donkey work"
donkey work: This phrase describes tedious, repetitive, or menial tasks that require hard work but may not necessarily involve much skill or creativity. It is often used to refer to laborious jobs or assignments that are essential but not particularly glamorous
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- Hard, boring, routine work.
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The donkey work for his master.
Any idiot can do the donkey work.
You have done the donkey work here . You can take a rest for a while.
I am just there to do the donkey work.
I did all the Reading Club donkey work and Marjorie Empson took the credit.
He was using paralegals to do the donkey work.
I have been doing the donkey work to pay the debt.
You've got too much gob and brass for the donkey work.
Donkey work done, you know.
You have done the donkey work here.
Top-flight crime lords expect their minions to do their donkey work.
I hate this donkey work.
It 's donkey work that pays.
More than the donkey work.
But mine is on his last legs . This should be donkey work.
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It 's donkey work.
Though Tom did most of the donkey work.
But this is donkey work.
Because I am happy to do the donkey work.
I did all the donkey work.
Really? Because I am happy to do the donkey work.
So who 's going to do our donkey work now?
Well, Charlie did most of the donkey work.
Yeah, it 's amazing what a bit of donkey work can do, innit?
Swing shift . Strong back stuff, strictly donkey work.
Gerry and I will do the donkey work.
Yes . Though Tom did most of the donkey work.
Strong back stuff, strictly donkey work.
Yeah, I agree, someone does . But this is donkey work.
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