You use ~ to refer to jobs and tasks which are boring or unpleasant but which must be done.
People want to get away from the ~ of their everyday lives.
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You use ~ to refer to jobs and tasks which are boring or unpleasant but which must be done.
People want to get away from the ~ of their everyday lives.
N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012