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[英]donkey work
[美]dirty work
英文释义
A work which is hard, repetitive and boring.
一个重复性的，辛苦的，无聊的工作。
例句
I really hate it that I have to do all the dirty work while my colleagues take long vacations.
我在做脏活累活，但我的同事却在休长假，真是太讨厌了！

[英]donkey's years
=a long time
很长时间
He's been living in that small town for donkey's years.
他已经在那个小镇上住了很长时间了。

work like a horse
拼命地工作
work very hard
I have an important deadline coming up, so I've been working like a horse.
我有个截止日期马上到了，所以一直以来都在拼命工作。

a long day
很忙的一天
It was a long day.
I've had a long day.