We Must Take the Tiger by the Tail And Face the Issue

Did I just hear Ted Turner say that in order to save our economy, we need to put "our shoulder to the grindstone"? Sic., isn't it "shoulder to the wheel?" And "nose to the grindstone?" Or ear to the ground and finger in the air, since we do indeed have our backs to the wall? But this is no time to dip our toe in the water, when what we need is bums on seats...okay, okay, enough.