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Meaning of daily grind in English

daily grind
noun [ S ]
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/ˌdeɪ.li ˈɡraɪnd/ us
/ˌdeɪ.li ˈɡraɪnd/
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hard, boring work or duties that you have to do every day:
She's looking forward to retiring and ending the daily grind of working in an office.
I now look on baking as an occasional pleasure rather than a daily grind.
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