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Work hard, make a strenuous effort, as in We'll have to put our shoulder to the wheel to get this job done. This metaphoric term, alluding to pushing a heavy vehicle that has bogged down, has been used figuratively since the late 1700s.

Posted By: SCC 28 on June 8th 2011 at 09:29:21

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young, very fucking hungry and puts his shoulder to the wheel... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 8, 09:06:53
- What does putting one's shoulder to the the wheel actually mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 8, 09:20:09
  - it's an idiom meaning to contribute to the effort of the group (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 8, 09:23:43
    - Yes, I get that, but what does the expressin come from?.. (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 8, 09:27:42
      - "No particular wheel, merely a general reference to horse-drawn transport. In the days whe (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 8, 09:32:23
        
        ww2 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 8, 09:33:01
        
        I admitted to copy+pasting, you tried to pass it off as your own work. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 8, 09:34:31
      - ... (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 8, 09:29:21
        
        Well Googled... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 8, 09:30:27
        
        no worries (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 8, 09:31:38
    - What does giving the lads a hand actually mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 8, 09:27:36
      - what am i a lambertese translatorer? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 8, 09:30:17

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