
What Does “do the dirty work” mean?
Definition:
The phrase do the dirty work means to do the disagreeable, illegal or dishonest things.
Example(s)
He always sends his assistant to do his dirty work.
This idiom is in the work category.

The phrase do the dirty work means to do the disagreeable, illegal or dishonest things.
He always sends his assistant to do his dirty work.
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