put one's shoulder to the wheel

Work hard, make a strenuous effort, as in We'll have to put our shoulder to the wheel to get this job done. This metaphoric term, alluding to pushing a heavy vehicle that has bogged down, has been used figuratively since the late 1700s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
North	[nɔ:θ]
Robin	['rɔbin]
Karp	KAHRP	Russian
Helladius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Angelita	-	Spanish
Agustina	-	Spanish