PUT ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL Definition & Meaning

put one's shoulder to the wheel

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Work hard, make a strenuous effort, as in We'll have to put our shoulder to the wheel to get this job done . This metaphoric term, alluding to pushing a heavy vehicle that has bogged down, has been used figuratively since the late 1700s.

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put one's shoulder to the wheel

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