PUT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL

Meaning of PUT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL in English

begin to work

If you want a share of the profits, put your shoulder to the wheel.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PUT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL — to start working very hard at a particular task
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL — begin to work If you want a share of the profits, put your shoulder to the wheel.
English Idioms vocab
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEEL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōldə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shulder, sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEEL
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOULDER — /shohl"deuhr/ , n. 1. the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEEL — I. ˈhwēl, ˈwēl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōl-dər noun Etymology: Middle English sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to Old High German scultra shoulder Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHEEL — vi to roll forward. 2. wheel ·noun the burden or refrain of a song. 3. wheel ·noun a turn revolution; …
Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — noun fig.: that which supports or sustains; support. 2. shoulder ·noun the angle of a bastion included between the face …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — [shoul.der] n [ME sholder, fr. OE sculdor; akin to OHG scultra shoulder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the laterally projecting part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — in anatomy, joint between the arm, or forelimb, and the trunk, together with the adjacent tissue, particularly the tissue over …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOULDER — shoulder BrE AmE ˈʃəʊld ə ⇨ˈʃɒʊld- AmE ˈʃoʊld ə r (!) ▷ shoulder|ed d ▷ shouldering ˈʃəʊld‿ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEEL — / wiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ON / IN VEHICLES 1. [ C ] one of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — / ˈʃəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈʃoʊ-/ noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHEEL — I. wheel 1 S2 W3 /wiːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hweogol , hweol ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOULDER — I. shoul ‧ der 1 S2 W2 /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sculdor …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHEEL — n. & v. n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOULDER — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHEEL — n. & v. --n. 1. a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate …
Oxford English vocab
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Oxford English vocab
PUT
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEEL — ( wheels, wheeling, wheeled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The wheels …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — ( shoulders, shouldering, shouldered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your shoulders …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEEL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a head/leg/shoulder etc injury ▪ He suffered a shoulder injury while playing rugby. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOULDER — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck which …
Cambridge English vocab
WHEEL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT
Longman Activator English vocab
SHOULDER — n. 25B6; verb Britain shouldered the primary responsibility : TAKE ON (ONESELF), undertake, accept, assume; bear, carry. another lad shouldered …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOULDER — n. 1 side, edge, verge, margin; breakdown lane If you have a flat tyre, drive onto the hard shoulder and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHEEL — 1. сущ. 1) а) колесо to align a wheel ≈ отцентровывать колесо to spin, turn a ≈ крутить колесо, вертеть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOULDER — 1. сущ. 1) а) плечо; плечевой сустав to work shoulder to shoulder ≈ работать плечом к плечу to shrug one's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUT
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YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHEEL — wheel.ogg 1. wi:l n 1. колесо; колёсико front back wheel - переднее заднее колесо free wheel - свободное колесо ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOULDER — shoulder.ogg 1. ʹʃəʋldə n 1. 1> плечо shoulder balance - спорт. стойка на плечах shoulder arm /weapon/ - воен. ручное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHEEL — 1) колесо; колесико 2) диск; круг 3) барабан; ролик 4) зубчатое колесо, ЗК; шестерня 5) шлифовальный круг 6) возд. , …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SHOULDER — 1) заплечик; выступ; уступ; буртик 2) кромка; поясок 3) фланец 4) сварка притупление кромки 5) плечевая зона ( шины ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHEEL — 1) колесо; колесико 2) диск; круг 3) барабан; ролик 4) зубчатое колесо, ЗК; шестерня 5) шлифовальный круг 6) возд., мор. штурвал, мор. тж. штурвальное колесо 7) …
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