Usually means: Work hard with great effort.
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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word put one's shoulder to the wheel:

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  1. put one's shoulder to the wheel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. put one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's shoulder to the wheel: Collins English Dictionary
  3. put one's shoulder to the wheel: Wiktionary
  4. put one's shoulder to the wheel, put ones shoulder to the wheel: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (put one's shoulder to the wheel)

verb:  (figuratively) To work hard, to complete an activity with one's complete effort and focus.


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