put one's back into it



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.
See also: back, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sharma-Indian, Hindi
BlazeBLAYZEnglish (Modern)
Hyacinth['haiəsinθ]
Tate[teit]
ZackaryZAK-ə-reeEnglish
JupiterJOO-pi-tər (English)Roman Mythology (Anglicized)