0 hard, sometimes boring work done in preparation for something:
I could only wish that rather more of the spadework had been done before we arrived on the scene.
Nevertheless, the county council did most of the spadework.
Of course, there is an immense amount of spadework to do.
So far, we have only started on the spadework for building the foundations of a better relationship.
The large measure of agreement that has been achieved is undoubtedly due to the enormous amount of spadework.
The important thing is to make sure that the preparation of the ground is thorough and the spadework sure.
I appreciate the line that he is pursuing and, like others, pay tribute to the spadework that he has done in this sphere.
That is right, but let them remember that the spadework is done by farmers.
