noun

shoulders

shoulders

He has broad shoulders.

He has broad shoulders.

The responsibility rests on your shoulders.

The responsibility rests on your shoulders.

((on sb.'s shoulder(s))) a body part or a figurative burden He put his hand on my shoulder.

Synonyms: (figuratively) responsibility, burden, onus

From Old English 'sculdor', of Germanic origin.

Picture shrugging your shoulders when you don't know something. Or carrying a heavy 'boulder' on your 'shoulder'.

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