pull weight

pull (one's) weight

To contribute to a group activity or project in proportion to one's abilities or role. If you don't pull your weight, our presentation will never be finished on time.
See also: pull, weight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pull (one's) weight

To do one's own share, as of work.
See also: pull, weight
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

pull one's (own) weight, to

To do one’s share of the work. This term comes from rowing, where each member of a crew must pull on an oar at least hard enough to propel his or her own weight. The term was used figuratively from about 1900 on. In a 1902 speech, Theodore Roosevelt said, “The first requisite of a good citizen . . . is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.”
See also: pull
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • get (one's) bearings
  • get one's bearings
  • lose (one's) bearings
  • stoop to conquer
  • find (one's) bearings
  • find/get your bearings
  • (one's) bearings
  • one's bearings
  • audition for
  • believe in (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
In the kit, you get two trigger springs to adjust total pull weight. The instructions claim 4 1/2 pounds for the lighter spring (which comes installed on the trigger) and six pounds for the heavier one.
AR-15 TRIGGER OPTIONS 2018
While reduced power springs will give a lighter pull weight, reliability with hard Mil-Spec primers can be compromised so take that into consideration before using lighter springs.
AR-15 triggers-101: get more from your black gun with a new trigger
trigger pull weight. It hadn't, changed--5 pounds even.
Nighthawk Custom Costa Recon 9mm
The Lyman gauge showed the actual pull weight of the test pistol was 9 pounds, 9 ounces.
Lighten up with leverage
The actual pull weight was 9 pounds, 15.5 ounces on a Lyman digital pull gauge, and the range was 11.5 ounces.
Mission-configurable carbine: with minute-of-bad guy accuracy, 100-percent reliability, and ease of maintenance, the MCX is sure to make a firm impression in the world of personal defense and combat environments
This can all be done without removing the unit from the receiver if you decide you want to change the pull weight you initially dialed in.
Elftmann Tactical triggers
The Model 700 XCR II also has the X-MARK PRO trigger, factory set at 3 1/2 lbs., which is externally adjustable for trigger pull weight.
Remington Arms Co. Model 700 Xtreme Conditions Rifle II
It has also been designed so that the pull weight is distributed over the entire hand and grip.
Quick loading
Adjusting the trigger pull weight is a simple matter of turning the Allen wrench.
DISCOVER YOUR INNER MARKSMAN: THIS IS RUGER'S NEW PRECISION RIMFIRE
Take up slack of the uncocked trigger showed a pull weight of 21 ounces, which is trigger spring tension taken up before the back surface of the trigger even makes contact with the forward tip of the sear which actually releases the hammer on firing.
H&R 922 Trigger Adjustment: conventional methods of repair won't always get the job done in a safe and satisfactory manner. here's how to adjust and increase the trigger pull weight of an H&R 922 revolver
None of the experienced shooters on the test team felt the weight affected their hit potential with it and all found it to have a clean break (the Kimber website lists the pull weight spec for the Micro 9 at 7 pounds).
Kimber Micro 9: built for close-quarter emergencies, this "mini-1911" spits + P 9MM from a .380-size platform
The AKT-Enhanced trigger has a trigger pull weight that is even lighter and has a much crisper break, which is ideal for precision and match shooting.
Century arms AK47s: born in Russia, made in the USA: part 2
The P320 shares the barrel, grip and magazine with the P250, but where the P250 stumbled (trigger pull weight and quality) the P320 shines.
A prescription for success: with the new P320 RX, SIG delivers a superb 9mm with a ready-to-rock red dot sight
Double action first shot trigger pull weight is spec'd by the factory at 10 pounds double action, four pounds single action.
The P225-A1: timeless SIG look updates a classic model
The military specs for the rifle call for a minimum 5.5-pound trigger pull weight, and most mil-spec AR trigger components provide a gritty six- to eight-pound pull.
Ruger Elite 452