put one's shoulder to the wheel
To work hard, to complete an activity with one's complete effort and focusTo work hard, to complete an activity with one's complete effort and focus.
» Put both hands on the steering wheel.
Положи обе руки на руль.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Examples
9 sentencesPut both hands on the steering wheel.
ruПоложи обе руки на руль. — soniamiku
They put a spoke in his wheel.
ruОни вставляли ему палки в колеса. — alik_farber
deSie haben ihm einen Stein in den Weg gelegt. — Esperantostern
Put some air in the back wheel of your bike.
She's always putting spokes in other people's wheels.
ruОна вечно вставляет всем палки в колеса. — V_Zmoova
Yanni put his hands on the steering wheel.
Origin
From the literal action of attempting to free a cart from a rut or muddy ground.From the literal action of attempting to free a cart from a rut or muddy ground.
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Forms
puts one's shoulder to the wheel, putting one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's shoulder to the wheel| Base form | put one's shoulder to the wheel · to put one's shoulder to the wheel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puts one's shoulder to the wheel |
| Present participle | putting one's shoulder to the wheel |
| Past simple | put one's shoulder to the wheel |
| Past participle | put one's shoulder to the wheel |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | put one's shoulder to the wheel |
| he, she, it | puts one's shoulder to the wheel |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | put one's shoulder to the wheel |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have put one's shoulder to the wheel |
| he, she, it | has put one's shoulder to the wheel |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will put one's shoulder to the wheel |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle