fags

faɡ

noun

a tiring or unwelcome task.

it’s too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again

chore,slog,grind,drudgery,exertion,trouble,bother,pain,hardship,bore,sweat

verb

work hard, especially at a tedious task.

he didn’t have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer