heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

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Consider how the sales process has transformed: While AI handles the heavy lifting of data gathering and initial qualification, sales professionals can dedicate themselves to understanding and addressing the unique needs of each potential customer. Rush Shahani, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 With just a simple flipping motion, the tree base rotates into an upright position, eliminating the need for heavy lifting. Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 The logistics part is a prime example, as Amazon assumes much of the heavy lifting that otherwise could prove burdensome and inaccessible to a disabled person. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 And with a combined budget of $300 million, Wicked and Wicked: Part Two do in fact have a lot of heavy lifting to do. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavy lifting 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heavy lifting was in 1980

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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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