donkey work
Example Sentences
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Donkeys and donkey work are essential to the livelihoods of people in developing countries, but elsewhere donkeys have all but disappeared.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023
Washington State, cold and winter-bruised, was the scene of much of the donkey work that went into Stevens' comeback.
From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2013
This seems an excellent use of a computer to do the donkey work for us, but unfortunately it does not get rid of all the labor.
From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2011
A product tester's responses to a TV advert are automatically decoded by ThirdSight's software But this obstacle could soon be removed, by allowing computers to do most of the donkey work.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2011
In fact, the pioneering and donkey work has all been done, and the country only waits for us to step into our new inheritance.
From Sketches of the East Africa Campaign by Dolbey, Robert Valentine
