break one's back

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Definition of break one's back words

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cope — If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
toil — Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
tackle — equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
seek — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.

withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.

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