Grammar fix

pull your weight

do your fair share

To do your fair share of the work in a group, so others aren't left doing it for you.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

If everyone pulls their weight, we'll finish the project by Friday.

A: Why are we so behind on the slides?
B: Honestly, Tom isn't pulling his weight.

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: You have to pull your weights.

Say: You have to pull your weight.

It's always singular 'weight', and the pronoun matches the person: 'pull your/their weight'.

  • Pattern
  • pull your/his/her/their weight

Don't confuse it

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