10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PULL ONE'S WEIGHT»
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pull one's weight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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4. carry weight have importance or meaning, be significant; influence, affect,
sway, bias, incline; act on, play on, work on, effect; move, impel, motivate, actuate
; persuade, Inf. jawbone, rouse, arouse, instigate. 5. pull one's weight do one's
fair ...
Jerome Irving Rodale,
1978
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
(Esp. in present perfect.) Cf. S.E. pull (one's) weight: ' pull long bacon. To 'cock
snooks'. See long bacon. pull-off, n. A parachute jump from the wing of a plane:
paratroops': since 1942. H. lit P., 'A man opens his parachute and is then pulled
off.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Early 1900s] pull one's punches 'See PULL NO PUNCHEs. pull one's weight
Also, pull one's own weight. Do one's share, as in We have a small organization,
so we all must pull our own weight. This term comes from rowing, where each
crew ...
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... off project in record time and below the expected cost. pull one's socks up —
make a greater effort USAGE: The boss advised Charles he had better begin to
pull his socks up or he would be fired. pull one's weight — do one's fair share of
the ...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... position. pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps try to improve one's position
by one's own unaided efforts pull up one's roots move from a settled home, job,
etc. to start life elsewhere pull one's weight do one's fair share in a job, project,
etc.
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... He pulled up at the traffic lights. pull one's weight see weight. pulse keep one's
finger on the pulse to keep oneself informed about modern ideas, events etc: He
has retired from the firm now, but he still likes to keep his finger on the pulse.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
... strings exert (esp. clandestine) influence. pull together work in harmony. pull
up 1 stop or cause to stop moving. 2 pull out of the ground. 3 draw closer to or
even with, as in a race. pull one's weight do one's fair share of work. DD pull'er n.
I v.
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
Pull one's weight: Give full effect to one's weight in rowing; do one's full share of
work, cooperate wholeheartedly * The competitors in boat- rowing race pulled
their weight to win the first position * He accused the team of not pulling their
weight ...
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
You'd better pull your socks up soon, my boy. if you want to pass the exam. pull
one's weight to do one's fair share of work in a joint undertaking. pull out 1 to
depart: The train pulled out on time .2 to move out of a line of traffic, especially in
...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... to arrive at a station; pull off to carry through successfully; pull oneself together
to regain one's self-control; to collect oneseF preparing to think or to act; pull
one's punches see urn;. punch3; pull one's weight to give full effect to one's
weight in ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PULL ONE'S WEIGHT»
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美国习惯用语- pull one's own weight
我们今天要学的习惯用词就与此有关，叫：pull one's weight. Pull, 是拉的意思；Weight 是体重。pull one's weight, 意思是完成自己那份工作。就象我刚才说的，整修 ... «美国之音, Dec 14»
Từ và Thành Ngữ 161: Pour Cold Water on Something, Pull One's …
Thành ngữ pull one's weight có động từ to pull là kéo và weight nghĩa là sức nặng hay trọng lượng. Thành ngữ này có nghĩa là đảm đương phần việc của mình, ... «VOA Tiếng Việt, Sep 12»