put one's shoulder to the wheel
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Verb
put one's shoulder to the wheel (third-person singular simple present puts one's shoulder to the wheel, present participle putting one's shoulder to the wheel, simple past and past participle put one's shoulder to the wheel)
- (figuratively) To work very strenuously.
- When he got to law school he knew he'd have to put his shoulder to the wheel to succeed.
Synonyms
Translations
work very strenuously
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See also
- ear to the ground
- eye on the ball
- nose to the grindstone
- put one's back into
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