"dra sitt strå till stacken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

Forms: drar sitt strå till stacken [present], drog sitt strå till stacken [preterite], dragit sitt strå till stacken [supine], dra sitt strå till stacken [imperative]
Etymology: Literally, "pull one's straw to the anthill". Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|drar sitt strå till stacken|preterite|drog sitt strå till stacken|supine|dragit sitt strå till stacken|imperative|dra sitt strå till stacken|head=dra sitt strå till stacken}} dra sitt strå till stacken (present drar sitt strå till stacken, preterite drog sitt strå till stacken, supine dragit sitt strå till stacken, imperative dra sitt strå till stacken)
  1. (idiomatic) to do one's bit, to do one's part, to do one's share, to play one's part (contribute as best one can to a collaborative endeavor) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dra_sitt_strå_till_stacken-sv-verb-58n88Kgl Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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