"get in the boat and row" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the image of a person or group of people stepping into a boat and rowing to get it moving.",
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          "text": "(to perform one’s share):"
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          "text": "Mr. [Christopher] Keene himself 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 to get in the boat and row.\"",
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          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2017 September 15, April Nowicki, “Street Culture: Blind References Help Weed Out Drama at Zaius”, in Street Fight Magazine, archived from the original on 2022-05-27:",
          "text": "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 to get in the boat and row.",
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; also, to perform one's share of work."
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          "word": "in the same boat"
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          "word": "pull one's weight"
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          "word": "get in the boat and start rowing"
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          "sense": "to make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group",
          "word": "ponnistella"
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          "text": "Mr. [Christopher] Keene himself 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 to get in the boat and row.\"",
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          "text": "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.",
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; also, to perform one's share of work."
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      "word": "ponnistella"
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      "word": "kantaa kortensa kekoon"
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