put (one's) backbone into (something)

To exert a strong effort toward (doing) something. Come on, we need to get this car off the road. Put your backbone into it and push! It's clear that the legislators have put their backbones into crafting a bill that will find support across party lines, as well in the general population.

词组	put (one's) backbone into (something)
释义	put (one's) backbone into (something) put (one's) backbone into (something) To exert a strong effort toward (doing) something. Come on, we need to get this car off the road. Put your backbone into it and push! It's clear that the legislators have put their backbones into crafting a bill that will find support across party lines, as well in the general population. See also: backbone, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: backbone not know (one's) own strength not know own strength exert exert (oneself) exert oneself put forth lift a finger lift a hand lean over backwards to (do something)
随便看	make noises about (something) make no mistake Make no mistake! make no mistake about it Make no mistake about it! make no move make nonsense of make nonsense of something make notes make nothing of make nothing of (something) make nothing of something make odd bedfellows make of make off make off with make off with (someone or something) make old bones make (one) make (one) eat crow make (one) feel small make (one) hot under the collar make (one) look good make (one) look ridiculous make (one) mad