Work & careers
the daily grind
tiring daily routine
The daily grind is the repetitive and tiring routine of everyday work or responsibilities.
Hear it in real life
Why are you planning a month-long trip?
I need a proper break from the daily grind.
I take a long walk after work to clear my head after the daily grind.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: After a long day at work, I need to escape from the daily grindings.
Say: After a long day at work, I need to escape from the daily grind.
“Grind” is the noun in this expression; “grindings” is not used to mean a tiring routine.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the daily grind; escape the daily grind
Your turn: say it out loud
I take a long walk after work to clear my head after the daily grind.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the daily grind
tiring daily routine
“I take a long walk after work to clear my head after the daily grind.”
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