I've got you on my back vs I got you in my back

The correct phrase is 'I've got you on my back.' 'On my back' is the correct preposition to use in this context when referring to carrying someone or something. 'I got you in my back' is not a common or correct phrase in English.

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I've got you on my back

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is carrying another person or something on their back. 'On my back' indicates the position of the person or object being carried.

Examples:

I've got you on my back, so don't worry about walking.
She had her baby on her back in a sling.
He carried the heavy backpack on his back.
The monkey jumped on my back and wouldn't let go.
I'll give you a piggyback ride on my back.

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I started out being his prisoner and now I've got you all on my back.
I've turned my back on many things in anger.
I've had Miss Marigold on my back since luncheon.
I've been on my back for four days.
I've got the prosecutor on my back.
I've still got some marks, on my back.
But I've hurt my back.
I've still got marks on my back from that canoe.
I've the cops in my back pocket, Needy.
Guess what I've got behind my back.
- I've got my back turned.
I think I've re-injured my back.
I know you think I've turned my back on my people, but Castor wants to end the integration program.
I've lost everything because I'm fighting Slade Wilson with one hand tied behind my back.
But I'm sure you'll be asking your security the moment I've turned my back.
If I pay her, I've a blood-sucking vampire on my back for the rest of my life.
Because what I've realized is that I can't turn my back on either of them.
I've been arching my back to keep some of my weight off you, but I'm starting to get weary.
I know, but giving up this battlefield command would mean turning my back on the soldiers I've trained and the officers who depend on me.
I've been thinking a lot about this, and I feel like my back is just too much of a risk.

I got you in my back

This phrase is not correct in English and is not commonly used.

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I got this waterfall I recorded in my back yard.
I got a target on my back, though.
Please, I got Jerry Lewis strapped to my back.
Because all I got right now are the clothes on my back.
When I woke up, I was lying on my back in the street, and I don't know how I got there.
You had my back, so I got yours, but I know flirting' when I see it.
Whenever i talk to women, i feel like i got a hump on my back.
I was a worker in the factory and nine months later I had not received any redundancy money: all I got was my back pay.
I was just showing Nathan that I got my number, 55, tattooed on my back to support the team, coach.
My head's hurting, I got agita, and on top of that I threw my back out again.
I don't need my back to be got. I got this.
Door closes, boom... I'm on the floor, I got some big guy's knee in my back.
Ezra would tell people I got on my back to get ahead.
I got in my car, drove to L.A. with nothing but the clothes on my back.
And now, thanks to Obama, I got a target on my back.
Like I got a sign on my back, Jesse.
It's like I got a bulls eye on my back.
I got welts the size of footballs on my back and my legs...
I got DEA watching my back, so don't blow my case.
I got this thing in the middle of my back.

Alternatives:

I've got you on my back
I'm carrying you on my back
I have you on my back
You're on my back
I'm giving you a piggyback ride

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I've got you on my back vs I got you in my back