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heavy lifting

[hev-ee lif-ting]

noun

Informal.
  1. hard work.

    A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heavy lifting1

First recorded in 1930–35
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County Sheriff’s Department have done the heavy lifting – keeping control with helicopters, hundreds of patrolmen on foot and hundreds of patrol cars.

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Seemingly, “The Matrix” fits this plan, as the accompanying CGI images have been in the works since about August 2024, says Rinsky, with the bulk of the heavy lifting beginning in January.

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Durga and I talked over Zoom about how, and why, costumes do so much heavy lifting when it comes to cinematic storytelling.

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He said he applied for Medicaid and went in to see a doctor, who diagnosed the condition as a hernia, likely related to the heavy lifting he does at work.

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“Guys did some really heavy lifting,” Prior said.

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