share the load
Split the burden
To share the load is to distribute work, responsibility, or burden among multiple people rather than leaving it to one.
The phrase implies fairness and cooperation: We need to share the load around here—I can't do everything myself.
It applies to physical labor, emotional support, or any demanding task that becomes lighter when divided.
- divideSeparate into parts
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- heavy liftingArduous physical or mental exertion
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- collaborateWork jointly with others
bear the burden · lighten · distribute · shoulder · pitch in · help out · carry · support · partnership · together · cooperate · pull together · shoulder to shoulder · split · ease · lift · contribute · lend a hand
- sharing phraseshelp yourself, here you go, for you, go halves, serve yourself
- delegation phrasesdelegate, pass the buck, hand off, farm out, assign
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
- participationjoin in, take part, membership, attendance, voting
- Leadership Sayings
share the loadevery man for himself
Chaotic self-interest declaration
fend for yourself · fly solo · rugged individualism · self-reliance · stand alone
share the loadpass the buck
Transfer responsibility elsewhere
freeride · leave someone high and dry · dead weight · slack off · free ride
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