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| Russian | English |
| дело неблагодарное | thankless duty (4uzhoj) |
| дело неблагодарное | thankless task (Helping others is a thankless task. 4uzhoj) |
| дело неблагодарное | thankless job (4uzhoj) |
| неблагодарное дело | lowly craft (Alexander Matytsin) |
| неблагодарное дело | thankless pursuit (Holding an elected office is often a thankless pursuit, typically marked by dump truck loads of criticisms but only a dusting of compliments. 4uzhoj) |
| неблагодарное дело | thankless task (BBC albaricoque) |
| неблагодарное дело | lowly employment (To go about the congregation ferreting our disaffection, like a gamekeeper after rabbits, is a lowly employment, and is generally rewarded most sorrowfully. Logos66) |
| это трудное и неблагодарное дело | it is a difficult and unrewarding task |