do somebody's dirty workUNPLEASANTDISHONESTto do an unpleasant or dishonest action for someone, so that they do not have to do it themselves 替某人干他不愿干的工作[卑鄙的事] I’m not talking to him; you do your own dirty work! 我可不去跟他说,这种烂事你自己去做!
do somebody’s dirty work• Tell Fran I'm not going to do her dirty work for her.• Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming.
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