Dirty Work

Synonyms of dirty work

• menial tasks
• grunt work
• unpleasant tasks

Antonyms of dirty work

• clean work
• honorable tasks
• respectable work

Collocations of dirty work

dirty secret

Frequency: 60 %

She couldn't keep his dirty secret any longer.

Idiomatic Expressions for dirty work

• Phrase: Dirty work is at hand
  Meaning: Indicates that a difficult or unpleasant task is imminent.
  Usage: I can tell by the look on his face that dirty work is at hand, and I am not looking forward to it.