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on one's back

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Having come to the end of one's resources.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, one's, back.

Equivalents

Deutschrücklings
5 more languages
Suomiselälläänselin
Kurdîşêlîn
Polskina wznakwznak
Svenskapå rygg
Українськанавзнак

Examples

“I lay⟳ on my back, staring up at the clouds.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

on one's beam ends on one's behaviour on one's bill on one's conscience on one's deathbed on one's feet

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