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Meanings of work the levers in English

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Usage of work the levers in English
1
Better sit up there with the bill-hook while I work the levers.
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
2
And the man didn't have to be there to work the levers for him and turn the team around at the end of the rows.
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
3
They started working the levers, puffing and panting, as they got the trolley started.
Metro 2034
4
It's the technology for working the levers of government.
Wired
5
There were now three of them working the levers and the group was moving faster than before.
Metro 2033
6
He sat down in the bows with his face toward the river, and the boys laughed as they worked the levers.
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
7
It strained its way along jerkily, as if every turn of its wheels cost the man working the levers a great effort.
Metro 2034
8
"Shove her off; run as silently as you can out of hearing, and then work the levers."
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
9
"Now I will snatch a few winks while you work the levers, until the wind springs up again."
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
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