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Any sort of team or group is better off with a member who can pull his own weight than they are without him/her. A team member who does not pull his own weight slows down or in another way hinders the progress of the team. It's like if you had a sled and you were considering adding another animal to the pulling team, the animal would need to be strong enough to pull considerably more than its own weight to be worth adding. The phrase is most often used figuratively in regard to people in an assessment of whether a team member's contributions to the team outweigh the costs of having him on the team.
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What does pull his own weight mean?
Meaning does his share of the hard work.
How much weight can a reindeer pull?
Depending on the age, a bull can approx. pull twice its own weight!
Can an earthworm pull ten times its own weight?
no
How much weight can a Bess beetle pull without getting tired?
23 times its own weight
What does the idiom to cook your own goose mean?
When someone's goose is cooked, it means that the person is doomed. If I have cooked my own goose, it means my failure or downfall is my own fault.
What does the idiom mind his own business mean?
It means to be more concerned about what you are doing than checking on what others are doing.
what does the idiom dance to a different tune mean?
If you dance to a different tune, you are behaving differently from the others, going your own way, doing your own thing.
Can a horse pull more than 10x its body weight?
No a horse can usually pull 2 to 3 times it's own body weight when strapped into a pulling harness.
Who is the inventor of the idiom the taste of your own medicine?
Nobody really knows who first said this idiom.
How much weight can a beetle pull?
A leaf beetle can pull 42.7 times its own weight. Leaf beetles include over 35,000 species, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families.
What does the idiom 'water seeks its own level' mean?
It is not an idiom, it is fact. A hose can be used for a water level with hundreds of feet between the two points. As long as two bodies of water are connected somehow, they will be at the same level. As an idiom, it would mean a person tends to seek out people they feel are equal or have the same point of view.
What does the idiom spread your wings mean?
It means to go out into the world and experience life on your own without being tied to your mother's apron strings.
