broad shoulders, have

Idioms  

1. Be able to accept considerable responsibility, as in With his broad shoulders, he can easily handle both departments. [Second half of 1300s]

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Example Sentences

The same might go for the dizzying past 56 days in men’s golf, in which Scheffler’s tall head and broad shoulders have gone on quite some binge.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022

Manuello," said the girl, putting one hand on each of his broad shoulders, "have you no pity for me, now that Victorio is dead?

From An American by Gue, Belle W.

Seth's broad shoulders have a slight stoop; his eyes are grey; his eyebrows have less prominence and more repose than his brother's; and his glance, instead of being keen, is confiding and benign.

From Adam Bede by Eliot, George

But Seth's broad shoulders have a slight stoop, and his glance, instead of being keen, is confiding and benignant.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir