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KEEP ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does keep one's shoulder to the wheel mean?
• KEEP ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL (verb)
The verb KEEP ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL has 1 sense:
1. work doggedly or persistently
Familiarity information: KEEP ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KEEP ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Work doggedly or persistently
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
keep one's nose to the grindstone; keep one's shoulder to the wheel; peg away; plug away; slog
Context example:
She keeps plugging away at her dissertation
Hypernyms (to "keep one's shoulder to the wheel" is one way to...):
work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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