put one's back into it

Make a strenuous effort, as in If you put your back into that report, you'll soon be done. This idiom alludes to physical labor involving the strength of one's back. It was first recorded in 1882.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaye (2)	-	Turkish
Dione (1)	dee-O-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Osborne	AHZ-born	English
Pierre	[pi(:)'ɛə]
Innocent	IN-ə-sənt (English)	History
Ariel	AR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)	Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek