Saturday, February 13, 2016

put one's shoulder to the wheel

put one's shoulder to the wheel
  1. (idiomatic) To work or exert oneself heavily or with full effort.
    When he got to law school he knew he'd have to put his shoulder to the wheel to succeed.
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