idiom · informal
pull one's weight
/pʊl wʌnz weɪt/PULL·one's·WEIGHT
speakingtask2
do your fair share of work in a team
Examples
“Everyone needs to pull their weight if the project is going to succeed.”
“He didn't pull his weight, so the team was delayed.”
“She always pulls her weight and helps others when needed.”
Band 8 sentence
“In a high-performing team everyone pulls their weight; otherwise the group's productivity suffers.”
Collocations
- pull your weight in the team
- not pull one's weight
Common mistakes
He didn't pull his weight in team.→He didn't pull his weight in the team.
He pull one's weight.→He pulls his weight.
Say it for a higher band
5do your share→6help out in the team→7+pull one's weight
Synonyms
do your share
contribute
Easily confused
do your share
“If everyone does their share, the workload will be manageable.”
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