pulling one's own weight
Carrying fair load
Pulling one's own weight means contributing fairly to a shared effort—doing your part rather than relying on others to compensate for you.
The image comes from draft animals: each must pull equally for the load to move efficiently.
She accused her roommate of not pulling his own weight with the chores.
Often appears as pull your weight or carry your own weight.
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- do your partFulfill your responsibility
- chipping inContributing to shared fund
fairness · diligence · mutual support · collaboration · self-reliance · initiative · reliability · skin in the game · teamwork · team player · contribution · carrying the load · duty · independence · integrity · obligation · self-sufficiency · shared goals
pulling one's own weightfreeloading
Exploiting others' generosity
free riding · slacking off · coasting · mooching · sponging
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