legwork
Noun
Meaning
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
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Examples
Boltwood did the legwork, and by the end of 1905 had provided dates for 26 separate rock samples, ranging from 92 to 570 million years.
A little legwork reveals that Macmillan based the play on a short story titled “Sleeve Notes,” and he appears to have been born about 1980.
Benji did much of the legwork for the firm while "Lovely Rita", who worked as a lap dancer to put herself through Rutgers computer science program, handled the computer searches.
Be willing to put in some legwork and the results will knock your socks right off your feet.
Fortunately, with a little bit of preparation, a bit of legwork and some gold old fashioned elbow grease, you can throw your very own Vegas themed party from the comfort of your own home.
“ is the result of relentless research and legwork on the part of Quinones, as well as his talented storytelling,” writes the Christian Science Monitor.