"pull one's own weight" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls one's own weight [present, singular, third-person], pulling one's own weight [participle, present], pulled one's own weight [participle, past], pulled one's own weight [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull one's own weight (third-person singular simple present pulls one's own weight, present participle pulling one's own weight, simple past and past participle pulled one's own weight)
  1. Alternative form of pull one's weight Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pull one's weight
    Sense id: en-pull_one's_own_weight-en-verb-yMN-q4Js Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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