Multiple choice softskills communication

What does this idiom mean--- Put your back into something???????

  1. make a person angry

  2. work at something with all one’s energy

  3. To mastermind a conspiracy against someone

  4. to cry foul words about someone in his/her absence

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This idiom means to work with great effort, determination, and physical or mental energy. It implies wholehearted commitment to a task. Options A, C, and D are completely unrelated meanings.

AI explanation

The idiom 'put your back into something' means to apply full physical or mental effort to a task, evoking the image of literally using your back muscles for hard labor. It has nothing to do with anger, conspiracy, or gossip — those meanings belong to entirely different idioms.