heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rays ace Drew Rasmussen did the heavy lifting in Saturday’s opener, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a two-out double to Austin Wells, who then ran into the third out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

How a room smells does as much heavy lifting as a house plant or a lacquer tray might. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026

Need Office for school or everyday work but don’t want another subscription or AI doing the heavy lifting? — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

Major indexes shifted lower after a quiet morning as rising bond yields undercut much of the heavy lifting being done by several technology behemoths. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heavy lifting

• drifting
• gifting
• rifting
• shifting
• sifting
• shoplifting
• uplifting