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pulled one's weight

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pulled one's weight

  1. simple past and past participle of pull one's weight
    • 2000, Richard Gambino, Blood of my Blood: The Dilemma of the Italian-Americans, page 87:
      But relaxation only in the context of first having pulled one's weight, and preferably more. The sense of pride for something done by oneself and for one's family, []