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break one's back

verb

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of break the back of (overburden), when applied to oneself.

    • They're talkin' bout the night Santa went crazy The night St. Nicholas flipped Broke his back for some milk and cookies Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped
    • See, it's not that I'm a disagreeable person. I just have a motto that I won't break. If I'm asked to do something, I'll break my back to see that it's done.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.

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