on\ one's\ shoulders

on\ one's\ shoulders
adv or adj. phr.
In your care; as your responsibility.

The success of the program rests on your shoulders.

He acts as if he had the cares of the world on his shoulders.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • on one's shoulders — one s responsibility Please don t try to put the failure of his marriage on my shoulders …   Idioms and examples

  • carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • weight\ of\ the\ world\ on\ one's\ shoulders — • weight of the world on one s shoulders • weight of the world on one s back • world on one s shoulders • world on one s back n. phr. A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior …   Словарь американских идиом

  • world\ on\ one's\ shoulders — • weight of the world on one s shoulders • weight of the world on one s back • world on one s shoulders • world on one s back n. phr. A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior …   Словарь американских идиом

  • weight of the world on one's shoulders — or[world on one s shoulders] or[world on one s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. * /Don t look as if you had the weight… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • weight of the world on one's shoulders — or[world on one s shoulders] or[world on one s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. * /Don t look as if you had the weight… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To square one's shoulders — Square Square, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared} (skw[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See {Square}, n.] 1. To form with four equal sides and four right angles. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To form with right angles… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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