SPADEWORK


Meaning of SPADEWORK in English

spade ‧ work /ˈspeɪd-wɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

hard work that has to be done in preparation before something can happen SYN legwork :

Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.