pull one's own weight

A form of pull one's weight — To contribute fairly and proportionately to a group effort; to do the work that one is obligated to.

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Meanings

verbpull one's own weight (third-person singular simple present pulls one's own weight, present participle pulling one's own weight, simple past and past participle pulled one's own weight)

present singular third person pulls one's own weight · participle present pulling one's own weight · participle past pulled one's own weight · past pulled one's own weight

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pull one's weight.
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pull one's own weight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20one's%20own%20weight

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull one's own weight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20one's%20own%20weight.

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