scut work
noun[U]
USinformal(alsoscutwork)uk/ˈskʌt ˌwɜːk/us/ˈskʌt ˌwɜ˞ːk/workthat isboring, makes youfeeltired, and thatpeopledo not have a highopinionof:
枯燥的粗活I did all the scutwork:paidthebills,ranthehouse,drovethechildren.所有枯燥无聊的工作都是我做的：支付账单、打理房子、接送孩子。
Scutworkis hard andhumbling, but itbuildscharacter.枯燥的粗活很辛苦，也很卑微，但却能培养人的性格。
- Archaeology islargelyscutwork,involvingpainstakinggrain-by-grainsiftingofremotesitesunderawfulconditions.
- Theworkloadis amixofdreary,mind-numbingscutworkandcomplicatedstuffthat I have tofigureout.
- She's not one toskipout on the scutworkofpolitics: notowncommitteepicnicgoesunattended, nocharitybenefitisrefused.
Types of employment
- admin
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- administratively
- at the coalfaceidiom
- jobless
- joblessness
- jobseeker
- labour-intensive
- lackey
- professionality
- qualified
- recertify
- redundancy
- redundant
- well qualified
- WFH
- white-collar
- who's whoidiom
- wilderness yearsidiom