heavy lifting

Definitions

1. 1

   The most demanding part of an endeavour

   The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.

   • That's what I call the heavy-lifting part of the problem, and that's really where the term genetic caching comes into play.
   • At home, I told Mo I'd packed it in as Velvet's tutor. "Why?" she said. "Because she's an unappreciative little brat," I said. "I'm sick of her rudeness, and I'm sick of doing all the heavy lifting with this 'buddy' thing."
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see heavy, lifting.

The neighborhood

• neighborcarry one's weight