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it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it

it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it proverb: the job is a particularly difficult and undesirable one.

Proverb

it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it

  1. (literally) The job is a particularly difficult and undesirable one.
    • Firefighters have to put themselves in serious danger in order to save lives. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.
  2. (colloquial, humorous, ironic) The role or assignment is a particularly attractive or desirable one.
    • Most days, firefighters get paid to do nothing at all. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it!

Questions about it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it

What does it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it mean?
It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it means the job is a particularly difficult and undesirable one.
What part of speech is it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it?
It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it is a proverb.

Words near it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it in the dictionary

  1. it's a man's world
  2. it's a matter of time
  3. it's a pleasure
  4. it's a question of time
  5. it's a small world
  6. it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it
  7. it's about time
  8. it's all Chinese to me
  9. it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye
  10. it's all g
  11. it's all go

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