heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nelson Velázquez and Salvador Perez did the heavy lifting for Kansas City. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024 And while Mavericks’ superstar guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving did a lot of the heavy lifting during the second half, make no mistake, this was a team effort — and the Mavericks’ front office deserves acredit for finding an almost perfect set of role players to put around Doncic and Irving. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavy lifting 

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Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heavy lifting was in 1980

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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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