do the dirty work
做臟活
口語(yǔ)·形容做令人不快的任務(wù)
英文釋義
to do the unpleasant or difficult tasks, especially on behalf of someone else
例句
He always makes his assistant do the dirty work for him.
典故來(lái)源
源自19世紀(jì)，指完成別人不愿做的骯臟或困難任務(wù)，常帶有負(fù)面含義。