put some muscle into
idiom
: to make a forceful effort into (doing something)
To clean that floor you have to put some muscle into it.
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In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the President’s Council on Youth Fitness and his successor, John F. Kennedy, put some muscle into the effort.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Come on, Grandma, put some muscle into it.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2021
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Come on, Grandma, put some muscle into it.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2021
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“Put some muscle into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20some%20muscle%20into. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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