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puts one's shoulder to the wheel

puts one's shoulder to the wheel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's shoulder to the wheel.

Meaning of put one's shoulder to the wheel

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)

  1. (figuratively) To work hard, to complete an activity with one's complete effort and focus.
    • When he got to law school he knew he'd have to put his shoulder to the wheel to succeed.

Questions about puts one's shoulder to the wheel

What is puts one's shoulder to the wheel the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's shoulder to the wheel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's shoulder to the wheel.

Words near puts one's shoulder to the wheel in the dictionary

  1. puts one's oar in
  2. puts one's own oxygen mask on first
  3. puts one's oxygen mask on first
  4. puts one's pants on one leg at a time
  5. puts one's shoulder into
  6. puts one's shoulder to the wheel
  7. puts one's stamp
  8. puts one's whole pussy into
  9. puts oneself about
  10. puts oneself across
  11. puts oneself in someone's place

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