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Meaning of put one's shoulder into | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To make a strenuous effort to do (something); to put one's back into (something).

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“Identify a challenge. Put your shoulder into it. Make it go away. Just as it disappears, whoops, here comes another one. It's like a game of whack-a-mole. Trust me, you'll never run out of quarters.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

put one's shoulder to the wheel put one's stamp put one's toe in the water put one's whole pussy into put oneself about put oneself across