Pronunciation: /ˈdɜrti wɜrk/
noun A person's job or task that is considered unpleasant, unethical, or morally questionable.
A1 Cleaning the bathroom is dirty work.
A2 She had to do the dirty work of sorting through all the old paperwork.
B1 The detective was assigned the dirty work of interrogating the suspect.
B2 The politician had others do the dirty work of attacking their opponent.
C1 The CEO delegated the dirty work of laying off employees to the HR department.
C2 The undercover agent was tasked with the dirty work of infiltrating the criminal organization.
formal The cleaning crew was tasked with the dirty work of sanitizing the laboratory.
informal I don't mind getting my hands dirty doing the dirty work around the house.
slang I'm not afraid to roll up my sleeves and do the dirty work when necessary.
figurative Sometimes being a leader means having to do the dirty work that no one else wants to do.
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