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donkey work

noun [U] UK informal

Translation

the most boring or difficult parts of a job
angarya, ayak işi, hamallık, bir işin en zor ve sıkıcı bölümü
Poor George had to do all the donkey work.1357
(Definition of donkey work noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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