Idiom
dirty work
Meaning
One or more unpleasant tasks, assignments, or employment duties, especially those of a disreputable or illicit nature.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I hate doing the dirty work for my boss.”
“The manager always makes his assistant handle the dirty work of firing people so he does not have to do it himself.”
“While the politician publicly advocated for reform, he secretly hired a consultant to perform the dirty work of discrediting his opponents.”
Examples
simple
“I hate doing the dirty work for my boss.”
contextual
“The manager always makes his assistant handle the dirty work of firing people so he does not have to do it himself.”
complex
“While the politician publicly advocated for reform, he secretly hired a consultant to perform the dirty work of discrediting his opponents.”
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