do the legwork
To do the physically or mentally demanding work required to accomplish something. I'm sure you'll be able to find a good job, but you've got to do the legwork. One isn't going to just fall into your lap! The case is so huge that I brought on a legal aid to help do the legwork. I'm too old to do the gardening on my whole property, so each summer I hire a couple of local teenagers to do the legwork.
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