put one's shoulder into

verb

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

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Meanings

verbput one's shoulder into (third-person singular simple present puts one's shoulder into, present participle putting one's shoulder into, simple past and past participle put one's shoulder into)

present singular third person puts one's shoulder into · participle present putting one's shoulder into

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

    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.

    2007 November, Gil Schwartz, “Escape from the job monster”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, →ISSN, page 122
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APA

put one's shoulder into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20shoulder%20into

MLA

“put one's shoulder into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20shoulder%20into. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put one's shoulder into,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20shoulder%20into.

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