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Piplot Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

This expression: Pull his/there/her weight, what means?

for example:

It's odd that he doesn't pull his weight when we work together.

In other words, what means this expression?
I didn't find the traduction in spanish.

Thanks in advance again Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Pull his weight means do his fair share of the work .

— Blue Jay

  • Pull his weight means do his fair share of the work .
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Pull his weight means do his fair share of the work.
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PiplotIt's odd that he doesn't pull his weight when we work together.
Think about six horses pulling a heavy wagon. Each horse should pull 1/6 of the weight. Every one does a equal share of the work.
If one horse decides to be lazy and slack off, then he is not "pulling his weight."
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Piplotwhat means this expression?
... what does this expression mean? Emotion: smile
Piplot
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CalifJimPiplot traduction translation (¡Inglés, por favor!)
It looked like a perfectly good Spanglish word to me. I knew what it meant.
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Blue JaySpanglish
Exactly. Ni chicha ni limonada. Emotion: smile

CJ
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