(idiomatic, archaic) Synonym of put one's shoulder to the wheel

(idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

(idiomatic) To execute, especially by using a sword. / (idiomatic) To severely defeat. / (idiomatic) To kill by warfare.

(sports, idiomatic) To use attacking tactics against.

(US, idiomatic) To defecate.

One doesn't require an expert to tell one what one already knows.

Alternative form of on the contrary

plural of letter to the editor

(intransitive) To assemble; to congregate. / (intransitive, figuratively) To harmonize socially; to come to an amicable agreement; to ally or band together. / (intransitive) To meet.

(soccer) a central midfielder who plays both defensively and attackingly, who runs a lot up and down the pitch.