heavy lifting

[hev-ee lif-ting]

noun

Informal.

1. hard work.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heavy lifting¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

It sees gas turbines doing the heavy lifting until new nuclear-power plants can come online.

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AI has already done the heavy lifting in areas like price discovery, pattern recognition and real-time risk management.

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This will be carried initially into Earth orbit with the help of two solid rocket boosters, which will fall back to Earth two minutes after launch once they have done the heavy lifting.

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The individual teams are getting more involved as well, rather than leaving the heavy lifting up to the NFL.

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Yes, the heart-shaped lips and resting pout do some heavy lifting to pull off the baseball-loving mama’s boy, but Butler’s authenticity is irrefutable.

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