break one's back (English, verb)
expansion: break one's back (third-person singular simple present breaks one's back, present participle breaking one's back, simple past broke one's back, past participle broken one's back)
Senses:
glosses: Alternative form of break the back of (overburden), when applied to oneself.
tags: alt-of
alternative
idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.
Forms:
form: breaks one's back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: breaking one's back
tags: participle
present
form: broke one's back
tags: past
form: broken one's back
tags: participle
past