put one's back into
verbEtymology
From the literal action of straining with one's whole body to push a heavy object. Compare put one's shoulder to the wheel.
Definitions
Synonym of strive
Synonym of strive: to apply oneself.
- When he puts his back into the work, he gets quite a lot done.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for put one's back into. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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