pull one's weight

verb

pull one's weight

verb
1

Idiomatic To contribute fairly and proportionately to a group effort; to do the work that one is obligated to.

  • He isn't really pulling his weight at work.
  • If one shares a flat one should be prepared to pull one’s weight in cleaning it.
Related terms
get in the boat and row, do a lot of work

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