detective work

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (AU) (file)

Noun[edit]

detective work (uncountable)

(idiomatic) investigative research
We did some detective work and found out that the water was getting in through a cracked pipe.

Synonyms[edit]

sleuthwork

Translations[edit]

investigative work

Danish: detektivarbejde n
Esperanto: detektivado
Norwegian:
Bokmål: detektivarbeid n

Nynorsk: detektivarbeid n

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=detective_work&oldid=73060966"