have broad shoulders

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1. Lit. to have wide shoulders. She has broad shoulders because she exercises and lifts weights.

2. Fig. to have the ability to cope with unpleasant responsibilities; to have the ability to accept criticism or rebuke. No need to apologize to me. I can take it. I have broad shoulders. Karen may have broad shoulders, but she can't endure endless criticism.

See also: broad, have, shoulder

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Most men want to have broad shoulders, but if you were born with narrow shoulders there''s not much you can to about it. Here's Why You'Re Fat - and It's not Your Parents Fault by Ian Canaway / Sports and fitness community I have broad shoulders and I need players with broad shoulders, players who will stand alongside me, not behind me. Football: Shepherd in blast at his stars; Freddie flies home to read ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) well, you've got to have broad shoulders to step into those shoes, whether it be him, me, or anybody. Movie Q and A by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			have an open mind have another think have another think coming have ants in pants have around have arrived have ass in a sling have at fingertips have back against the wall have back to the wall have bags under eyes have bats in belfry have bats in the belfry have beady eye on have bearing on have been around have been around the block have been in the wars have been to hell and back have best interest at heart have big ears have bigger fish to fry have blinders on have blood on hands have brain on a leash have broad shoulders have burning a hole in pocket have butterflies have butterflies in stomach have by the balls have by the short and curlies have cake and eat it have cake and eat it too have calluses from patting own back have carnal knowledge of have cause to do have cinched have clean hands have come a long way have coming have coming out ears have coming out of ears have confidence in have cornered have day in court have dead to rights have designs on have dibs on have doing have doubts about have down pat			have been around the block have been around the block a few times have been around the block a few times have been around the block a few times have been around the block a few times have been around the block a few times have been had have been in the wars have been known have been known have been to hell and back have being have bellyful have best interest at heart have big ears have bigger fish to fry have bigger fish to fry have bigger fish to fry have bigger fish to fry have blinders on have blood on hands have blood on hands have blood on hands have blood on hands have blood on hands have both feet on the ground have both feet on the ground have both feet on the ground have both feet on the ground have brain on a leash have broad shoulders have burning a hole in pocket have business relations have butterflies have butterflies in stomach have by inheritance have by tenure have by the balls have by the short and curlies have by the short and curlies have by the short and curlies have by the short and curlies have by the short and curlies have by the short hairs have by the short hairs have by the short hairs have by the short hairs have by the short hairs have cake and eat it have cake and eat it too have calluses from patting own back have capacity for have carnal knowledge of have cause to do have charge of have charges against have cinched have claim upon have clean hands Have Coffee Will Write have cognizance of

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