on one's back

prepositional phrase

Having come to the end of one's resources.

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

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Meanings

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

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

Cite this entry
APA

on one's back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20back

MLA

“on one's back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on one's back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20back.

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