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KEEP ONE'S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work doggedly or persistentlyplay

Example:

She keeps plugging away at her dissertation

Synonyms:

keep one's nose to the grindstone; keep one's shoulder to the wheel; peg away; plug away; slog

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "keep one's shoulder to the wheel" is one way to...):

work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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