All break one's back synonyms
verb break one's back
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- 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.
- strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
- offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- dig — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- slave — a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- hassle — a disorderly dispute.
- sweat — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- bend over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
- go all out — make a full effort
- break one's neck — to exert oneself greatly, esp by hurrying, in order to do something