Meaning of break one's back | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

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