BREAK ONE'S BACK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work very hard, like a slave

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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