Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break one's back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: break one's back
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

break someone's back

Frequently Paired Words

break someone's back

Synonyms

slave buckle down knuckle down

Questions

What does break one's back mean?: Alternative form of break the back of (overburden), when applied to oneself.

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