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carry one's weight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
car-ry one's weight
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

carries one's weight (present, singular) carrying one's weight (participle, present) carried one's weight (participle, past) carried one's weight (past)

Phrases

do one's bit earn one's keep heavy lifting pitch in throw one's weight around dead weight

Frequently Paired Words

do one's bit earn one's keep heavy lifting pitch in throw one's weight around dead weight

Synonyms

pull one's weight

Questions

What does carry one's weight mean?
To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.

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