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broke one's back

broke one's back is the simple past 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 broke one's back

What is broke one's back the simple past of?
Broke one's back is the simple past of break one's back.

Words near broke one's back in the dictionary

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

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