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hard graft

nounmasculineinformaluncommon/tɾɐβɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/tra·ba·lhão

Definition

1

(Informal) A large amount of work; a hard and intense task or period of work.

Usage examples

I had a real hard graft to finish this report on time.
Moving house was a hell of a hard graft.

Common combinations

a real hard grafta hell of a hard graft