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put in the work

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put in the work (third-person singular simple present puts in the work, present participle putting in the work, simple past and past participle put in the work)

  1. (informal) To apply the necessary amount of effort and labor to accomplish something.
  2. (slang, vulgar) To perform oral sex on, especially a male on a female.