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heavy lifting
[ hev-ee lif-ting ]
noun
- hard work:
A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heavy lifting1
Example Sentences
However, "could" is doing some heavy lifting here.
First, to show Donald Trump that — in the words of the UK prime minister — Europe will now do the "heavy lifting" to defend itself.
But the EU and UK are adamant that US security guarantees are vital in the event of a ceasefire, even if in Sir Keir Starmer's words "it is right that Europe do the heavy lifting".
"Europe must do the heavy lifting," he said, before adding that the agreement would need US backing and had to include Russia - but said that Moscow could not be allowed to dictate terms.
While the film’s cinematography and direction do the heavy lifting to make each shot look good, “Conclave†wouldn’t be half as interesting to look at without its team of production designers.
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