broad shoulders



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broad shoulders

The ability and/or willingness to accept multiple demands and responsibilities. You've got some broad shoulders, kid—I'm so impressed with how you're balancing schoolwork with being captain of the football team and student council president!
See also: broad, shoulder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iosifee-O-seef (Russian), YO-seef (Romanian)Russian, Romanian, Greek
Maryannmer-ee-AN, mar-ee-ANEnglish
ÁStrÍ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Florentine-French
KrisKRIS (English)English, Danish
Gahariet-Arthurian Romance