Noun
dirty work (uncountable)
(idiomatic) One or more unpleasant tasks, assignments, or employment duties, especially those of a disreputable or illicit nature.
"And besides; the problem of land, at its worst, is a bye one; distribute the earth as you will, the principal question remains inexorable, -Who is to dig it? Which of us, in brief word, is to do the hard and dirty work for the rest, and for what pay? John Ruskin
Most men I know rely on women to do all the literal dirty work. Elizabeth Banks
I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself. Ted Nugent
If it is wrong for you to take money from someone else who earned it, to take their money by force for your own needs, then it is certainly just as wrong for you to demand that the government step forward and do this dirty work for you. Neal Boortz
I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians. Aung San Suu Kyi
According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all the dirty work. Jim Fowler