thankless task

Standing up for what's right is often a thankless task.

It is a thankless task, as they have very little money.

Being a union secretary is pretty much a thankless task.

Hand the first step in this thankless task over to a professional!

I stop and thank him for carrying out his thankless task.

Being a book prize judge can seem a thankless task.

I had a lot of running about to do and it was a fairly thankless task.

I am not up to, nor willing to take on that thankless task.

It would seem being a hero is something of a thankless task these days.

IT is surely one of the most thankless tasks in public service.

And she handled much of my own training, thankless task that it was.

At heart, he was happy with that decision because exercising power had always seemed a thankless task.

Let them know you appreciate their efforts - they often feel it's a thankless task.

He claims to have looked much younger before taking on these two thankless tasks.

He took on the thankless task of reforming the tax system.

Until recently, that was widely viewed as a thankless task.

Trying to pack the history of jazz into 90 minutes is a thankless task.

Founding a religion in someone else's name can be a thankless task.

A more thankless task than colonial governor I cannot imagine.

Being married to God is not a thankless task, but it can be a bit lonely at times.

You work tirelessly for what seems to be a thankless task.

They do keep on banging away though, thankless task that it is.

It is a thankless task, inviting attack from both sides.

Much of the time it's a largely unseen and thankless task.

Judging a dance competition is a difficult and thankless task.