- put your shoulder to the wheel
- begin to work
If you want a share of the profits, put your shoulder to the wheel.
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put your shoulder to the wheel
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put your shoulder to the wheel — phrase to start doing something with all your energy and determination We need to put our shoulders to the wheel if we’re going to finish this on time. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: shoulder * * * put your shoulder to the … Useful english dictionary
put your shoulder to the wheel — When you put your shoulder to the wheel, you contribute to an effort … The small dictionary of idiomes
put your shoulder to the wheel — put (your) shoulder to the wheel to work hard and make an effort. If everyone puts their shoulder to the wheel, the job will be finished in no time … New idioms dictionary
put your shoulder to the wheel — to start doing something with all your energy and determination We need to put our shoulders to the wheel if we re going to finish this on time … English dictionary
put shoulder to the wheel — put (your) shoulder to the wheel to work hard and make an effort. If everyone puts their shoulder to the wheel, the job will be finished in no time … New idioms dictionary
shoulder to the wheel — See put your shoulder to the wheel … English idioms
put one's shoulder to the wheel — it s time to stop talking and start putting your shoulder to the wheel Syn: get (down) to work, apply oneself, set to work, buckle down, roll up one s sleeves; work hard, be diligent, be industrious, exert oneself … Thesaurus of popular words
shoulder — shoul|der1 W2S2 [ˈʃəuldə US ˈʃouldər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(clothes)¦ 3¦(meat)¦ 4 be looking over your shoulder 5 6 shoulder to shoulder 7 on somebody s shoulders 8 put your shoulder to the wheel 9¦(road side)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoulder — 1 noun (C) 1 BODY PART one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck where the arm is connected: Put a shawl around your shoulders in case you get cold. | shrug your shoulders (=raise them to show that you do not know something or do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shoulder — shoul|der1 [ ʃouldər ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts of your body between your neck and the top of your arms: She injured her shoulder in the accident. shrug your shoulders (=move them quickly up then down): Most people would have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
