Break one's back (original) (raw)

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I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work very hard, like a slaveplay

Synonyms:

break one's back; buckle down; knuckle down; slave

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "break one's back" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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