Meaning of donkey work | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work, and even the company's dirty work?”
“Labi said she did not need to carry planks of wood on her head any more, it was donkey work for idiots”
“But what looks like donkeywork is a necessary step in a formulaic approach, a set of prescribed practices that have their own embedded wisdom.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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