HyperDic: keep_one[s_shoulder_to_the_wheel

English > 1 sense of the expression keep one's shoulder to the wheel:
VERBsocialkeep one's shoulder to the wheel, plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstonework doggedly or persistently
English > keep one's shoulder to the wheel: 1 sense > verb 1, social
MeaningWork doggedly or persistently.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsplug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone
BroaderworkExert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Spanishtrabajar duramente

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