heavy lifting

== English == === Alternative forms === heavy-lifting === Pronunciation === === Noun === heavy lifting (uncountable) (idiomatic) The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration. 2000 June 5, Cache as cache can (continued under the title WorkFire), InfoWorld, Volume 22, Issue 23, page 60F: That's what I call the heavy-lifting part of the problem, and that's really where the term genetic caching comes into play. 2003 March 18, John Howard, speech to the Australian Parliament Alliances are two-way processes and, where we are in agreement, we should not leave it to the United States to do all of the heavy lifting just because they are the world’s superpower. 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.49: At home, I told Mo I'd packed it in as Velvet's tutor. "Why?" she said."Because she's an unappreciative little brat," I said. "I'm sick of her rudeness, and I'm sick of doing all the heavy lifting with this 'buddy' thing." 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1): Richard DeLongpre: Well, that went well. Come here, you. Jeremy DeLongpre: Oh, I'm really exhausted. Richard: That's okay, I'll do the heavy lifting. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see heavy,‎ lifting. ==== Synonyms ==== hard yards ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== carry one's weight