legworks
/ˈlɛɡˌwɜrks/
noun
- The physical work or effort involved in walking, running, or traveling from place to place, especially to accomplish a task.
- Instead of taking a taxi, we saved money by doing the legwork ourselves and walking to each store.
- The delivery job required a lot of legwork, walking up and down stairs all day.
- She did all the legwork for the research project, visiting libraries and interviewing people.
- The preliminary or routine work needed to prepare for a larger task, such as gathering information or making arrangements.
- The lawyer's assistant did most of the legwork, collecting documents and scheduling meetings.
- Before launching the campaign, the team had to do the legwork of researching the target audience.
- He left the legwork of booking flights and hotels to his travel agent.
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