dirty work
disagreeable, often tedious tasks.
any illegal or dishonest dealing.
Words Nearby dirty work
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How to use dirty work in a sentence
“Just because you have one of your henchmen do your dirty work doesn’t make you any less responsible,” Geddes said.
R. Kelly Convicted of Running Mafia-Style Sex Crime Scheme | Pilar Melendez | September 27, 2021 | The Daily BeastThere’s a gigantic immigration detention facility in southern Mexico, where Mexico does a lot of the dirty work of the United States by detaining people who’ve crossed the border with Guatemala.
“I don’t want to do your dirty work for you,” she told the executives.
State-Supported “Clean Energy” Loans Are Putting Borrowers At Risk of Losing Their Homes | by Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne | April 23, 2021 | ProPublicaWhile venom usually does its dirty work via injection, there are some examples of cone snails releasing chemicals into the water column.
Cone snail venom may trick mate-seeking worms into becoming meals | Jonathan Lambert | March 12, 2021 | Science NewsInstead, have to rely on Pikmin to do the dirty work for them.
‘Pikmin 3 Deluxe’ loses some of its original charm | Michael Thomsen | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
If only Sulzberger had managed to keep a zipped upper lip while leaving the dirty work to anonymous underlings.
You just happen to come along after they have done the dirty work.
From ISIS Videos to JLaw Nudes, When Is Looking Abetting Evil? | Michael Daly | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArmed with the gruesome tools of the trade, Kaye and Armstrong did the dirty work before students arrived.
But they also desperately wanted to have Jaruzelski do their dirty work for them—and he certainly obliged.
Preparing for retirement is “the why of politics, not merely optional dirty work.”
What if his father insisted upon his going to London, and doing any other dirty work which these fellows chose to put upon him?
I'm just Tom Walker, who they lay everything to, and who the boys expect to do all their dirty work for them.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesOut in the West, from where I came, we have no policemen and magistrates at every corner, ready to do all our dirty work.
The Mynns' Mystery | George Manville FennBut if dirty work was done to you, Burkett would have been a handier tool for Fogg than a Stillson wrench in a plumbing job.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayBut it is dirty work crossing the sea; and there is always danger of falling into the hands of pirates.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Other Idioms and Phrases with dirty work
An unpleasant, distasteful, or thankless task or job. For example, Jane complained that she had to do all the dirty work while her colleagues took long vacations. [First half of 1900s]
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