grunt work | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Work (especially that which isheavy,repetitiveormindless) that is consideredundesirableand therefore delegated tounderlings.He plans to hire somebody to do thegrunt workof digging the trenches for the pipes.1990December 9, Maida Tilchen, “Closer To Near”, inGay Community News, volume18, number21, page14: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 forgrunt workin anti-war organizations.

Examples:

EN: But that grunt work makes me sick, I don't do it myself.
ES: Pero como ese trabajo me da asco, no lo ejecuto yo.
EN: - I've been doing grunt work a whole month.
ES: - Trabajé un mes de obrero no especializado.
EN: I, Alexei Ustyuzhanin, prospector- I have a medal - a level-6 driller, did grunt work for a month.
ES: Porque yo, Alexei Ustyuzhanin, explorador con medallas, perforador de nivel 6, trabajé un mes de obrero no especializado.
EN: There you are! Just love doing you guys' grunt work.
ES: - Adoro hacer su trabajo pesado.
EN: Nat, everybody admires a final product, but who appreciates the grunt work that went into making him what he is today?
ES: Nat, todos admiran un producto final ¿pero quién valora el trabajo que se hizo para convertirlo en lo que es hoy?
EN: The Condor would just be a bunch of grunt work.
ES: The Condor será un trabajo básico.
EN: Who do you think's been paying the rent? Who's been helping you type your scripts and do all your grunt work?
ES: ¿Quién ha mecanografiado tus guiones y ha hecho el trabajo tedioso?
EN: What's with all the grunt work?
ES: ¿Más trabajo de esclavo?
EN: You know, George, you'd think a man of your stature would be able to find some underling to help you with this brainless grunt work.
ES: Sabes, George, se podría pensar que un hombre de tu talla sería capaz de encontrar a un subordinado para ayudarle con este trabajo sucio descerebrado.
EN: Tell me when the grunt work's done.
ES: Haz el trabajo preparatorio.
EN: Uh... yes, but it's just grunt work.
ES: ! Sí, pero es solamente trabajo para estudiantes.
EN: For five years I've been doing his grunt work... and never once do I get a "Thank you.
ES: Cinco años he hecho su trabajo rutinario... y nunca me ha dicho: "Gracias.
EN: - Why do I get the grunt work?
ES: - Me tratan como soldado raso.
EN: Sherri Ann is definitely the inspiration and, you know and I do the grunt work, the details.
ES: Sherri Ann es definitivamente la inspiración y y yo hago el trabajo sucio, los detalles.
EN: I cannot believe that I'm stuck here doing the grunt work
ES: No me puedo creer que estoy aquí trabajando...

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