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putting one's shoulder into

putting one's shoulder into is the present participle and gerund of put one's shoulder into.

Meaning of put one's shoulder into

Verb

put one's shoulder into (third-person singular simple present puts one's shoulder into, present participle putting one's shoulder into, simple past and past participle put one's shoulder into)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make a strenuous effort to do (something); to put one's back into (something).
    • Identify a challenge. Put your shoulder into it. Make it go away. Just as it disappears, whoops, here comes another one. It's like a game of whack-a-mole. Trust me, you'll never run out of quarters.2007 November, Gil Schwartz, “Escape from the job monster”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, →ISSN, page 122

Questions about putting one's shoulder into

What is putting one's shoulder into the present participle and gerund of?
Putting one's shoulder into is the present participle and gerund of put one's shoulder into.

Words near putting one's shoulder into in the dictionary

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

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