| 词汇 | put your shoulder to the wheel |
| 释义 | Idiom put your shoulder to the wheelput (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. put (one's) shoulder to the wheelTo make a sustained, concentrated, and vigorous effort; to work very hard and diligently. After I was nearly expelled in my first year of college, I decided to stop fooling around, put my shoulder to the wheel, and get as much out of my degree as I could. I know that the new deadline is tight, but if everyone puts their shoulders to the wheel, I know we can get it done in time! put your shoulder to the wheelIf you put your shoulder to the wheel, you put a great deal of effort into a difficult task. He vowed to put his shoulder to the wheel to drive the peace process forward. Everyone just put their shoulder to the wheel and got on with it. Note: In the days when people travelled in carriages or carts on roads that often got very muddy, people would help free vehicles that were stuck by leaning against a wheel and pushing. put your shoulder to the wheelset to work vigorously.The image here is of pushing with your shoulder against the wheel of a cart or other vehicle that has become stuck. put your shoulder to the ˈwheelstart working very hard at a particular task: We’re really going to have to put our shoulders to the wheel if we want to get this ready on time. OPPOSITE: take it/things easy |
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