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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