get in the boat and row

Language: en

Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic)Tomakeasubstantialeffort, especially incooperationwith others in agroup; also, toperformone'sshareofwork.(to perform one’s share):Synonym:pull one's weight1988September 9,John Rockwell, “City Opera picks successor to[Beverly]Sills”, inThe New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon30 January 2018:Mr.[Christopher]Keenehimself only found out he was the committee's choice last Friday,[…]"I have to spend the next six months finding out what's going on," he said. "I'm just going toget in the boat and row."2017June 1,Knute Berger, quotingWilliam Ruckelshaus, “Seattle's man in middle of Watergate scandal weighs in on Trump's”, inCrosscut.com‎[2], archived fromthe originalon19 May 2024:He [Ruckelshaus] encourages people not just to complain, but get into public service, or be involved. "Get in the boat and row," is his advice.2017September 15, April Nowicki, “Street Culture: Blind References Help Weed Out Drama at Zaius”, inStreet Fight Magazine‎[3], archived fromthe originalon27 May 2022:Everyone has to contribute to the company. Whether they're an individual employee, a team lead, a manager, or someone from the overall executive team, everyone has toget in the boat and row.

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