heavy lifting

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heavy lifting

noun heavy-lifting

idiomatic, uncountable The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration. That's what I call the heavy-lifting part of the problem, and that's really where the term genetic caching comes into play.
Similar: hard yards, lifting
uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see heavy, lifting.

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Español	tirar del carro

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@misc{heavy_lifting_2026,
  title = {heavy lifting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heavy%20lifting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}