have shoulder to the wheel

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have one's shoulder to the wheel and keep one's shoulder to the wheel; pit one's shoulder to the wheel

Fig. to do the hard work that needs to be done; to focus on getting a job done. You won't accomplish anything unless you put your shoulder to the wheel. I put my shoulder to the wheel and finished the job quickly.

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