What does 'grunts' mean?
Despite the fact...we have markedly increased our operational intensity...we're not seeing any progress. What we're dealing with here...is potentially a global conflagration...that requires constant diligence in order to suppress. Now, you see...because our enemy...has realized that they are fighting guys from the future.
Now, ahem, it is brilliant as it is infuriating.
If you live like it's the past, and you behave like it's the past...
...then guys from the future find it very hard to see you. If you throw away your cell phone, shut down your e-mail...
...pass all your instructions face-to-face, hand-to-hand...
...turn your back on technology and just disappear into the crowd...
No flags. No uniforms.
You got your basic grunts on the ground there.
Body of lies, movie
Tara2 You got your basic grunts on the ground there Grunts is a military slang term. It means the soldiers at the lowest level of the military hierarchy. It has also been used in civilian contexts to mean the lowest level of unskilled laborers.
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Tara2You got your basic grunts on the ground there
Grunts is a military slang term. It means the soldiers at the lowest level of the military hierarchy.
It has also been used in civilian contexts to mean the lowest level of unskilled laborers. You will also see the phrase "grunt work". This is work like cleaning and scrubbing that takes no skil