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Frank.q Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Could you give more explanation of this phrase?

Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.

I know the meaning of this phrase, But could you give futher explanation of this phrase.

Is there any story behind this saying?

Thank you.





  

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Hello Frank To "put you back into something" is "to work hard at something". It relates to the back of the body. So if you "put your back in your pocket", you work hard at filling your pockets with money.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Frank To "put you back into something" is "to work hard at something".
  • It relates to the back of the body.
  • So if you "put your back in your pocket", you work hard at filling your pockets with money.
  • ) The "belly" in the sentence doesn't relate to any idiomatic phrase, however; it's there by force of alliteration.
  • The implication is that the miser deprives himself of food, because he doesn't like to spend his money.
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Hello Frank

To "put you back into something" is "to work hard at something". It relates to the back of the body. So if you "put your back in your pocket", you work hard at filling your pockets with money. (And also, you work hard to fill your pockets with money.)

The "belly" in the sentence doesn't relate to any idiomatic phrase, however; it's there by force of alliteratio
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MrPedanticHello Frank

To "put you back into something" is "to work hard at something". It relates to the back of the body. So if you "put your back in your pocket", you work hard at filling your pockets with money. (And also, you work hard to fill your pockets with money.)

The "belly" in the sentence doesn't relate to any idiomatic phrase, however
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