🗓️ Idiom: Pull Your Own Weight (v)
💬 Meaning
- Do your fair share of the work in a group or team.
- Contribute equally and responsibly to a shared task.
🧠 Example Sentences
- In our team, everyone is expected to pull their own weight to meet deadlines.
- If he doesn’t start pulling his own weight, the manager will need to step in.
- We finished the project early because each team member pulled their own weight.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom likely comes from rowing or team sports, where each person must contribute their strength to move the team forward. If someone doesn’t “pull their weight,” the group struggles. It has been used in English since the 1800s.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The team is under pressure, so we all need to __________ to succeed.
Answer
pull our own weight
2. Choose the best answer:
What does it mean to “pull your own weight”?
a) Take a break from work
b) Lead the team
c) Do your fair share of the work
Answer
c) Do your fair share of the work
3. Change the sentence using “pull your own weight”:
“She always does her part in group tasks and helps the team succeed.”
Answer
She always pulls her own weight and helps the team succeed.
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