pull one's weight: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  British EnglishAmerican Englishneutralinformal
  • To perform one's fair share of work or to contribute adequately to a group effort.
  • To carry one's proper share of responsibility or burden within a team or collective task.

  Examples

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  • Everyone needs to pull their weight if this project is going to succeed.

    Todos deben hacer su parte si este proyecto va a tener éxito.

  • She was upset because she felt her coworkers weren’t pulling their weight on the team.

    Ella estaba molesta porque sentía que sus compañeros no estaban haciendo su parte en el equipo.

  • If you don’t pull your weight, the rest of us will have to cover your tasks.

    Si no haces tu parte, los demás tendremos que cubrir tus tareas.