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breaks one's back

breaks one's back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break one's back.

Meaning of break one's back

Verb

break one's back (third-person singular simple present breaks one's back, present participle breaking one's back, simple past broke one's back, past participle broken one's back)

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

Questions about breaks one's back

What is breaks one's back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks one's back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break one's back.

Words near breaks one's back in the dictionary

  1. breaks off
  2. breaks on
  3. breaks on the wheel
  4. breaks one off
  5. breaks one's ass
  6. breaks one's back
  7. breaks one's duck
  8. breaks one's fall
  9. breaks one's fast
  10. breaks one's lance
  11. breaks one's maiden

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