Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do one's bit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: do one's bit
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Soon we were climbing through New Mills and Foxhall, both of which are closed entirely, their buildings doing their bit to ease the housing problem, and Kilmacrenan was reached at four o'clock."
"Elizabeth was said to be slow to mature, but she and her sister did their bit by digging vegetable plots and knitting garments for the troops."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

does one's bit (present, singular) doing one's bit (participle, present) did one's bit (past) done one's bit (participle, past)

Phrases

carry one's weight

Frequently Paired Words

carry one's weight

Synonyms

do one's part do one's fair share

Questions

What does do one's bit mean?: To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.

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