break one's back
break one's back · breaks one's back · broke one's back · broken one's back · breaking one's back
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, backUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.
» Tom tried to put the broken pieces back together.
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1 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.
More definitions
- work very hard, like a slave
Examples
15 sentencesTom tried to put the broken pieces back together.
Tom glued the broken vase back together.
deTom hat die kaputte Vase wieder zusammengeklebt. — Waldelfe
I tried to glue that broken vase back together.
Did you know there are some broken bottles on your back porch?
I break the back of the work.
Forms
breaks one's back, breaking one's back, broke one's back, broken one's back| Base form | break one's back · to break one's back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | breaks one's back |
| Present participle | breaking one's back |
| Past simple | broke one's back |
| Past participle | broken one's back |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- work very hard, like a slave:slavebuckle downknuckle down
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb