wet work (English, noun)
expansion: wet work (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: espionage
government
military
politics
war
glosses: A covert assassination performed by government operatives.
tags: euphemistic
uncountable
glosses: Work within a gang or organization that involves killing or attacking people, for assassination or intimidation.
tags: broadly
uncountable
glosses: Cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing with cleansers.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: wetwork
tags: alternative