"on one's back" meaning in English

See on one's back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on one's back, {{en-PP}} on one's back
  1. Having come to the end of one's resources.
    Sense id: en-on_one's_back-en-prep_phrase-F1Nf8LI1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, one's, back. Related terms: on someone's back
    Sense id: en-on_one's_back-en-prep_phrase-CEAROg3J

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