have shoulder to the wheel



have one's shoulder to the wheel

 and keep one's shoulder to the wheel; pit one's shoulder to the wheel
Fig. to do the hard work that needs to be done; to focus on getting a job done. You won't accomplish anything unless you put your shoulder to the wheel. I put my shoulder to the wheel and finished the job quickly.
See also: have, shoulder, wheel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GervÁSio-Portuguese
Viator-Late Roman
Borna-Croatian
Almira (1)awl-MIR-əLiterature
Natalianah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
JobyJO-beeEnglish (Rare)