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Meaning of grunt work | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝk

Definitions

Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.

idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.”
“She has not only participated in the left as a star, even though she came into the role quite young. When Holly was between entertainment jobs, she volunteered for grunt work in anti-war organizations.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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