do someone's dirty work

do (one's)/the dirty work

To do the unpleasant or challenging tasks that someone else does not want to do. The boss will just get one of his thugs to do his dirty work, as always.

do someone's dirty work

COMMON If you do someone's dirty work, you do something unpleasant or difficult for them because they do not want to do it themselves. He's always got other people to do his dirty work for him. She can do it herself — I'm not going to do her dirty work for her!

词组	do someone's dirty work
释义	do someone's dirty work do (one's)/the dirty work To do the unpleasant or challenging tasks that someone else does not want to do. The boss will just get one of his thugs to do his dirty work, as always. See also: dirty, work Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. do someone's dirty work COMMON If you do someone's dirty work, you do something unpleasant or difficult for them because they do not want to do it themselves. He's always got other people to do his dirty work for him. She can do it herself — I'm not going to do her dirty work for her! See also: dirty, work Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: do (one's)/the dirty work get (someone's) back get back have (got) (someone's) back have back have got back watch (someone's) back watch your back come to a bad end come to a bad/sticky end
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