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Break one's back

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of break the back of (overburden), when applied to oneself. alt-of, alternative, idiomatic

    "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"

  2. 2
    work very hard, like a slave wordnet
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.

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