How to Pronounce "have your shoulder to the wheel"
expression
HAV yur SHOHL-der tuh the WEEL
HAV yaw SHOHL-duh tu the WEEL
Definition
To work very hard and put in a lot of effort to achieve something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhæv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈʃoʊɫdɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhwiɫ/, /ˈwiɫ
British English
hæv/ /jˈɔː/ /ʃˈəʊldɐ/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈiːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAV yur SHOHL-der tuh the WEEL
UK
HAV yaw SHOHL-duh tu the WEEL
Listen in Context
If you have your shoulder to the wheel, you'll finish the job on time.
The team had their shoulders to the wheel during the project.
She always has her shoulder to the wheel when things get tough.
We're really going to need everyone to have their shoulder to the wheel next week if we want to get this finished.