Legwork
[leg-wurk] /ˈlɛgˌwɜrk/
noun
1.
or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one’s office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
2.
action of the as executed by an athlete, dancer, etc.
/ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk/
noun
1.
(informal) work that involves travelling on foot or as if on foot
noun phrase
Peripatetic work done outside the office: I figured Wendell must be somewhere close, and I did a little legwork (1891+ Newspaper office)
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