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shoulder to the wheel

See: PUT ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL.

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put one's shoulder to the wheel

[put one's shoulder to the wheel] {v. phr.} To make a great effort yourself or with others; try hard; cooperate. * /The effort to get a new high school succeeded […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[wheel] See: [BIG CHEESE] or [BIG WHEEL], [GREASE THE WHEELS], [PUT ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[shoulder] See: [CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER], [COLD SHOULDER], [GOOD HEAD ON ONE'S SHOULDERS], [HEAD AND SHOULDERS], [PUT ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL], [ON ONE'S SHOULDERS], [RUB ELBOWS] or [RUB SHOULDERS], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[shoulder to shoulder] {adv. phr.} 1. One beside the other; together. * /The three boys were shoulder to shoulder all during the working hours./ Compare: [SIDE BY SIDE]. 2. Each […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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