- break the back of something
- British
to finish the main part or the hardest part of a piece of work
I think we've broken the back of the job now.
English dictionary. 2014.
break the back of something
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break the back of something — break the back of (something) to destroy something. Police are hoping they can break the back of these gangs. Experts say we will have to live in a state of high alert until we break the back of terrorism. Etymology: based on the idea that… … New idioms dictionary
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