Put Your Shoulder To The Wheel Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Put Your Shoulder To The Wheel Idiom mean?

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Put your shoulder to the wheel What does Put your shoulder to the wheel mean?	When you put your shoulder to the wheel, you contribute to an effort.
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life is a bowl of cherries What does "life is a bowl of cherries" mean?	only good things happen in life	Ever since my father retired from his job he believes that life is a bowl of cherries.

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as easy as duck soup What does "as easy as duck soup" mean?	very easy, requiring no effort	Convincing the man to buy the car was as easy as duck soup.
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Put Your Shoulder To The Wheel Idiom