pull weight



pull your weight

to do your fair share of work In a busy restaurant, everyone has to pull their weight.
See also: pull, weight

pull your weight

to work as hard as other people in a group The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn't pulling her weight.
See haul up by bootstraps, pull chain, make a face, get finger out, pull hair out, draw in horns, pick to pieces, bring up with a start
See also: pull, weight

pull (one's) weight

To do one's own share, as of work.
See also: pull, weight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Beatebe-AH-təGerman
Berhanu-Eastern African, Amharic
Weber['veibə]
Siavash-Persian, Persian Mythology
EifionAYV-yon, IEV-yonWelsh
Caldwell[kɔ:ldwəl]