legwork

[ leg-wurk ]

/ ˈlɛgˌwɜrk /

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noun

work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.

action of the legs as executed by an athlete, dancer, etc.

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Origin of legwork

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; leg + work

Words nearby legwork

legume, legume family, legumin, leguminous, leg warmer, legwork, lehaim, Lehár, Le Havre, Lehigh, Lehman

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How to use legwork in a sentence

She’s patient — to a pointNone of this happens without significant legwork on Pelosi’s part.
Why Nancy Pelosi is being heralded as ‘masterful’|Amber Phillips|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
Putting in a little legwork to pick the best air mattress for your needs will pay off in the long run, and a model like the SoundSleep Dream will suit most any nap or night’s needs.
Best air mattresses of 2021|Billy Cadden|August 20, 2021|Popular-Science
That prevents them from easily importing verified income data from the Internal Revenue Service onto their FAFSA form and requires more legwork to complete the audit.
Fewer college students will have to verify financial aid information this school year, Education Dept. says|Danielle Douglas-Gabriel|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
Good luck on your shopping expedition—and if you get tired of doing the legwork, come on back here and go with one of our picks.
Best memory foam mattress: Sleep better on one of these picks|PopSci Commerce Team|January 25, 2021|Popular-Science

It’s worth noting that even Fox News declined to report on the laptop without doing some legwork first.
Giuliani boasts about finally providing evidence of fraud (which doesn’t appear to be evidence of fraud)|Philip Bump|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
Instead, hard legwork and reaching out to past voters got it done.
How Thad Cochran Pulled Off a Win Over Chris McDaniel (Simple, Really)|Stuart Stevens|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course, cracking this market will require some costly legwork.
Is Dropbox Worth $8 Billion?|William O’Connor|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To its credit, the Obama administration has already begun some of this legwork.
Obama Needs to Do More Than Pay Lip Service to Regime Change in Syria|Ilan Berman|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Police enthusiasm dropped to the norm of what they called legwork.
Ye of Little Faith|Roger Phillips Graham
Me, Bill Rawlins, I do the legwork, and tend to the business details.
The Aggravation of Elmer|Robert Andrew Arthur

British Dictionary definitions for legwork

legwork

/ (ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk) /

noun

informal work that involves travelling on foot or as if on foot

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