词汇 | pull weight |
释义 | Idiom pull weightpull (your) weight to do your fair share of work.In a busy restaurant, everyone has to pull their weight. pull (one's) weightTo contribute to a group activity or project in proportion to one's abilities or role. If you don't pull your weight, our presentation will never be finished on time. pull (one's) weight To do one's own share, as of work. pull one's (own) weight, toTo do one’s share of the work. This term comes from rowing, where each member of a crew must pull on an oar at least hard enough to propel his or her own weight. The term was used figuratively from about 1900 on. In a 1902 speech, Theodore Roosevelt said, “The first requisite of a good citizen . . . is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.” |
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