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putting one's shoulder to the wheel

putting one's shoulder to the wheel is the present participle and gerund 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 putting one's shoulder to the wheel

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

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

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

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