Expression "as is true of (something)"

Ecoke0005 · #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:02 am *Expression "as is true of (something)"*

"As is true of any housework, gardening is tedious."

Can anyone break down the underlined part? I think there is an omssion of a word, probably "tedious."

What would the sentence be if re-written in a full sentence?

Kitosdad · #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:42 am *"as is true of (something)"*

" Gardening is tedious, as is (the same as) all housework."
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