do one's part
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One can do one's part to save the environment and nevertheless have serious doubts about some of the shoot-from-the-hip projections of environmental disaster that get bandied about these days.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2016
The elements of the problem were now all laid down—patriotism, the certainty of ultimate loss, the advisability of striving to save rights, the desire to do one's part toward bringing the land grabbers in line.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
To do one’s part toward such an end ought to be a pleasure, and this is one reason why this course is commended here to the women’s clubs.
From A Librarian's Open Shelf by Arthur E. Bostwick
One should endeavor to do one's part of the work cheerfully, and in the spirit of good comradeship, as well as share in the fun.
From The Etiquette of To-day by Edith B. Ordway
Their constant demand of one another is "to play the game," that is, to play fair and to do one's part in order to win the game for the good of all.
From With Our Soldiers in France by Sherwood Eddy
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