pull your weight

Nghĩa

to do your fair share of the work

Làm đủ phần việc mình phải làm.

Ví dụ

1. 1Everyone on the stall pulls their weight, even on the quiet days.
2. 2If one person refuses to pull their weight, the whole project slips.
3. 3Tom’s flatmates complained that he never pulled his weight with the cleaning.
4. 4The coach expects every player to pull their weight at training.
5. 5Are the volunteers pulling their weight, or is Priya doing everything?

Ngữ pháp

Cả pull lẫn tính từ sở hữu đều đổi: tính từ sở hữu theo chủ ngữ (my, his, their). Giữ weight ở số ít, không có mạo từ.

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