B2idiominformalworkIELTS-friendly
the daily grind
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the boring, tiring routine of work that you do every day
Usually with 'the' and often after 'back to' or 'escape'. It sounds a little tired or fed up.
In context
After a week on the beach in Quy Nhon, it was hard to go back to the daily grind.
Running in the park every morning helps me cope with the daily grind.
More idioms about work
- a baptism of firea very difficult first experience of a new job or activity
- a cushy joba job that is easy and pleasant but still pays well
- a dead-end joba job with no chance of promotion or of learning anything new
- a jack of all tradesa person who can do many different kinds of work fairly well
- a labour of lovehard work that you do because you enjoy it or care about it, not for money