heavy lifting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of heavy lifting
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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This time, it was Korda — the 2025 runner-up — who did the heavy lifting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Yet not every stock got hurt: Health insurers, banks and retailers did the heavy lifting that megacap tech names usually handle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
The policy was called “twin pillars,” meaning Saudi Arabia and Iran would do the heavy lifting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"There was a lot of heavy lifting going on behind the scenes at the club at that point in time," Kroenke said.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
If you prepared a baklava with love, it could do the heavy lifting of an apology.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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