"broad shoulders" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-broad shoulders.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} broad shoulders pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) the ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Translations (the ability to take criticism or accept responsibility): (avoir les) épaules solides (French)
    Sense id: en-broad_shoulders-en-noun-UM4yIMqw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'the ability to take criticism or accept responsibility': 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broad, shoulders. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: go pear-shaped Translations (literally): bary [masculine, plural] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-broad_shoulders-en-noun-hpYkicxG Disambiguation of 'literally': 0 100
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