Putting (one's) shoulder to the wheel In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "putting (one's) shoulder to the wheel", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2021-12-27 03:12

set (one's) shoulder to the wheel , keep (one's) shoulder to the wheel , have (one's) shoulder to the wheel , pit one's shoulder to the wheel

Put (one's) shoulder to the wheel informal verb phrase

Used to say that someone makes a strenuous effort or works very hard and diligently.

I put my shoulder to the wheel and finished the job quickly.

You'll never be a successful person if you don' t put your shoulder to the wheel.

If you had put your shoulder to the wheel, we would have finished sooner.

no half measures

Adequate measures or actions

pick and shovel work

A boring and painstaking work.

work like a Trojan

To work extremely hard

Bring your A game

To do one's best or try one's best to do something

If you desire something good or appealing, you must make the necessary effort to acquire it.

The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Since the late 1700s, this metaphoric phrase has been used figuratively to refer to pulling a large vehicle that has been stuck.