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Idiom

grunt level

Meaning

The lowest, basic, least sophisticated level.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I started at the grunt level of the company.”

“The new manager spent a week at the grunt level to understand how the warehouse staff works.”

“Despite his advanced degree, he insisted on beginning his career at the grunt level to gain a comprehensive understanding of the firm's foundational operations.”

Examples

simple

“I started at the grunt level of the company.”

contextual

“The new manager spent a week at the grunt level to understand how the warehouse staff works.”

complex

“Despite his advanced degree, he insisted on beginning his career at the grunt level to gain a comprehensive understanding of the firm's foundational operations.”

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