carries one's weight
Pulls own load
To carry one's weight is to contribute fairly to a shared effort, doing one's expected share of work rather than leaving it to others.
The image is of group labor where each person must bear a portion of the load: She always carries her weight on team projects.
Someone who doesn't carry their weight burdens others.
- hard workSustained strenuous effort
- work ethicDedication to doing one's job
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
diligence · mutual support · pitching in · duty · accountability · answerability · pulling together · reliability · ownership · shared goals · group project · shared burden · trustworthiness · conscientiousness · industriousness · extra mile · team player · commitment
carries one's weightfreeloads
Takes without reciprocating
slacks off · free rides · mooches · dead weight · free rider
carries one's weightloafs
Spends time idly
slacks · goldbricking · malingering · coasting · dogs it
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