do one's bit en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
-
(informal) To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
Soon we were climbing through New Mills and Foxhall, both of which are closed entirely, their buildings doing their bit to ease the housing problem, and Kilmacrenan was reached at four o'clock.
1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 355:Elizabeth was said to be slow to mature, but she and her sister did their bit by digging vegetable plots and knitting garments for the troops.
September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| did one's bit | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| doing one's bit | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| does one's bit | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| done one's bit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
do one's fair share · do one's part
Translations (11)
fr apporter sa pierre à l'édifice (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · sv dra sitt strå till stacken (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · fi tehdä oma osansa (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · fr faire sa part (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · fr faire sa part du boulot (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · es aportar su grano de arena (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · es arrimar el hombro (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · es jugar (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · nl zijn steentje bijdragen (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · pl robić swoje (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) · pl zrobić swoje (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort)