at the coal face

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介词短语
  1. Directly engaged in the operations of a business, rather than in a hands off, managerial position. UK,idiomatic

词源

From being in a coal mine, at the face where the mining is actually occurring, especially in dark, cramped, dirty, hazardous conditions. Compare front line and trenches, of similar formation.
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