pull one's weight
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- bära sin egen börda, dra sitt strå till stacken, bidra i rimlig proportion efter sin förmåga
- Germany had promised to move towards spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence, but only achieved about 1.5 per cent. The result: a perception that Berlin never really pulled its weight.
- Tyskland hade lovat att börja lägga 2 procent av sin BNP på försvaret, men uppnådde bara omkring 1,5 procent. Resultatet: intrycket att Berlin aldrig riktigt drog sitt strå till stacken.
- Varianter: pull one's own weight
- Germany had promised to move towards spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence, but only achieved about 1.5 per cent. The result: a perception that Berlin never really pulled its weight.