Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break someone's back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: break -some-one's back
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of break the back of (overburden).

verb

Synonym of blow someone's back out.

verb

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

Example Sentences

"Would it break your back to pay me a compliment once in a while?"
"My books are sitting at the top of the stack now The longer words are really breaking my back now."
"Fuck all those nights I moaned real loud / Fuck it, I faked it, aren't you proud? / Fuck all those nights you thought you broke my back / Well, guess what yo, your sex was wack"

Inflected Forms

breaks someone's back (present, singular) breaking someone's back (participle, present) broke someone's back (past) broken someone's back (participle, past)

Phrases

back-breaking break one's back

Frequently Paired Words

back-breaking break one's back

Synonyms

blow someone's back out

Questions

What does break someone's back mean?: Alternative form of break the back of (overburden).

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