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break one's back

 

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Verb break one's back has 1 sense
  1. slave, break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down - work very hard, like a slave
    --1 is one way to work, do work
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s

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break one's back

Definition

Part of Speech: Idiom

Meaning: To work extremely hard; to exert immense effort or strain to achieve something.

Usage

Sense 1: Popular Usage

He broke his back to finish the project before the deadline.

No matter how much she breaks her back, she never gets the recognition she deserves.

They are breaking their backs to make ends meet.

Sense 2: Local Usage

In our local community, people break their backs to support each other during difficult times.

I had to break my back to get a good grade in that class.

Everyone in the small town is breaking their backs to rebuild after the storm.

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