Idiom
carry one's weight
Meaning
To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone must carry their own weight on this team.”
“If you want to stay in this group, you need to start carrying your weight instead of letting others do the work.”
“The manager warned the staff that unless every member began to carry their weight, the entire project would inevitably fail to meet its deadline.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone must carry their own weight on this team.”
contextual
“If you want to stay in this group, you need to start carrying your weight instead of letting others do the work.”
complex
“The manager warned the staff that unless every member began to carry their weight, the entire project would inevitably fail to meet its deadline.”
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