heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

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The peptides do much of the heavy lifting to smooth and firm skin, counting among them Matrixyl 3000, Matrixyl Synthe 6, Argirelox, and a Relistase, which work together to restore structure and bounce to the skin. Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025 There was a lot more heavy lifting in the early going to just work out what the episodes were. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025 While Robert approached Napa Valley Vintners, the trade association for the local wine industry, to kickstart and run the actual auction—which even in the planning stages had outgrown the home of Montandon and her husband Alfred Wilsey—Michael recalls that Lail did a lot of heavy lifting. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2025 This marathon of a sport often requires long days on your feet, the occasional heavy lifting of solid-wood furniture, and, most importantly, plenty of patience and endurance. Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

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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 21 Nov. 2025.

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