English dictionary



Hint: With the Firefox addon you can search this dictionary from the browsers search field.

English verb: keep one's shoulder to the wheel

1. keep one's shoulder to the wheel (social) work doggedly or persistently


SamplesShe keeps plugging away at her dissertation.


Synonymskeep one's nose to the grindstone, peg away, plug away, slog


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)work









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk