"put one's back into" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-put one's back into.ogg Forms: puts one's back into [present, singular, third-person], putting one's back into [participle, present], put one's back into [participle, past], put one's back into [past]
Etymology: From the literal action of straining with one's whole body to push a heavy object. Compare put one's shoulder to the wheel. Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's back into}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: strive [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-put_one's_back_into-en-verb-AJv54urE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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