He did all the legwork.
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Legwork
//ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk//
Synonyms for "legwork" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (23)
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12 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 7 languages.
Danish
2 entries- benarbejde noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
- benarbejde noun (skillful or vigorous use of the legs)
Finnish
2 entries- jalkatyö noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
- jalkatyö noun (skillful or vigorous use of the legs)
French
1 entries- travail sur le terrain noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
German
3 entries- Beinarbeit noun (skillful or vigorous use of the legs)
- Kleinarbeit noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
- Lauferei noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
Hungarian
3 entries- gyaloglás noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
- lábmunka noun (skillful or vigorous use of the legs)
- utánajárás noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
Norwegian
2 entries- fotarbeid noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
- fotarbeid noun (skillful or vigorous use of the legs)
Spanish
1 entries- trabajo de terreno noun (work, especially research, that involves significant walking)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom did all the legwork.
Source: tatoeba (3442230)
In addition to spreading more information, brokers are going to have to do some leg work to get new customers.
Source: wiktionary
The worldwide effort has already revealed several valuable lessons [including] . . . the use of old-fashioned legwork in tracking down people who may unknowingly carry a virus.
Source: wiktionary
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