Idiom
set one's shoulder to the wheel
Meaning
Synonym of put one's shoulder to the wheel.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We must set our shoulders to the wheel to finish this project today.”
“The deadline is approaching quickly, so everyone needs to set their shoulders to the wheel to get the work done.”
“Recognizing the gravity of the economic crisis, the committee set their shoulders to the wheel, determined to implement the necessary reforms before the end of the fiscal year.”
Examples
simple
“We must set our shoulders to the wheel to finish this project today.”
contextual
“The deadline is approaching quickly, so everyone needs to set their shoulders to the wheel to get the work done.”
complex
“Recognizing the gravity of the economic crisis, the committee set their shoulders to the wheel, determined to implement the necessary reforms before the end of the fiscal year.”
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