pull your weight

Neutral B2 Eiken Pre-1 Upper-intermediate

pull your weight

Meaning

To do your fair share of the work.

Literal Translation

自分の重さを引く

Examples

  • Everyone on the team needs to pull their weight. チームの全員が自分の役割を果たす必要がある。
  • He was not pulling his weight, so others had to help. 彼が役割を果たさないので、他の人が手伝わなければならなかった。