- break the back of
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phrasal
to subdue the main force of <break the back of inflation>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
break the back of
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break the back of — verb To achieve the greater part of some project. Ive broken the back of painting the shed Ill finish it after lunch … Wiktionary
To break the back — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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