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put one's back into

put one's back into verb: synonym of strive: to apply oneself.

Verb

put one's back into (third-person singular simple present puts one's back into, present participle putting one's back into, simple past and past participle put one's back into)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of strive: to apply oneself.
    • When he puts his back into the work, he gets quite a lot done.
    Synonyms:
    strive

Synonyms of put one's back into

Forms of put one's back into

third-person singular presentputs one's back into
present participleputting one's back into
past participleput one's back into
pastput one's back into

Origin of put one's back into

From the literal action of straining with one's whole body to push a heavy object. Compare put one's shoulder to the wheel.

Questions about put one's back into

What does put one's back into mean?
Put one's back into means synonym of strive: to apply oneself.
What part of speech is put one's back into?
Put one's back into is a verb.
What is the past tense of put one's back into?
The past tense of put one's back into is put one's back into.

Words near put one's back into in the dictionary

  1. put one foot in front of the other
  2. put one over
  3. put one past
  4. put one's affairs in order
  5. put one's ass on the line
  6. put one's back into
  7. put one's best foot foremost
  8. put one's best foot forward
  9. put one's cards on the table
  10. put one's ducks in a row
  11. put one's feet up

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