heavy lifting

• Expression informelle désignant la partie la plus difficile, laborieuse ou exigeante d'une tâche ou d'un projet, souvent associée à un effort considérable ou à un travail complexe.

An informal expression referring to the most difficult, demanding, or labor-intensive part of a task or project, often involving significant effort or complex work.

1. Literal heavy liftingB1formal

   The act of physically lifting heavy objects.

   Levage de charges lourdes

   • The movers did all the heavy lifting for us.
   • He injured his back while doing heavy lifting at work.
   • The job requires a lot of heavy lifting.

2. Difficult workB2informal

   The most difficult or demanding part of a task or project.

   travail difficile/pénible

   • The research team did the heavy lifting for the report.
   • She did all the heavy lifting in organizing the event.
   • The software handles the heavy lifting of data analysis.