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
CuauhtÉMoc-Native American, Nahuatl
Hossam-Arabic
Bonds[bɔndz]
Alejoah-LE-khoSpanish
Simonu-Old Church Slavic
Vid-Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian