All right, you guys. Put your backs into moving this piano.
•You can lift it if you put your back to it.
2. Fig. to apply a lot of mental or creative effort to doing something. (From Q.) •If we put our backs to it, we can bake twelve dozen cookies today.
•The artist put his back into finishing the picture on time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put one's back into — verb To make a strenuous effort to do something. When he puts his back into the work, he gets quite a lot done … Wiktionary
put on the back burner — put (something) on the back burner be on the back burner if a plan is on the back burner, no one is dealing with it at present, but it has not been completely forgotten. Plans for a new sports complex have been put on the back burner … New idioms dictionary
back — ► NOUN 1) the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. 2) the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. 3) the side or part of something away from the viewer. 4) the side or part of an object that is not normally seen … English terms dictionary
To put one's foot in one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break one's back (or neck) — put great effort into achieving something. → break … English new terms dictionary
break one's back — ► break one s back (or neck) put great effort into achieving something. Main Entry: ↑break … English terms dictionary
back — I [[t]bæk[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the rear part of the human body, from the neck to the end of the spine 2) anat. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back 3) the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the… … From formal English to slang
back — noun 1》 the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. ↘the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. ↘the spine. ↘the main structure of a ship s hull or an aircraft s fuselage. 2》 the side or part of… … English new terms dictionary
back — I. /bæk / (say bak) noun 1. the hinder part of the human body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine. 2. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 3. the rear portion of any part or organ of the body: the back of… …
back — n., adv., v., & adj. n. 1 a the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. b the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. c the spine (fell and broke his back). d the keel of a ship. 2 a any surface regarded as… … Useful english dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
