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broke someone's back

broke someone's back is the simple past of break someone's back.

Meaning of break someone's back

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of blow someone's back out.
    • Fuck all those nights I moaned real loud / Fuck it, I faked it, aren't you proud? / Fuck all those nights you thought you broke my back / Well, guess what yo, your sex was wack2004 March 15, Mark Passy, Kirk Robinson, Jennifer Graziano, Frankee, Eamon, “F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)” (track 11), in The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, performed by Frankee
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.

Questions about broke someone's back

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

Words near broke someone's back in the dictionary

  1. broke open
  2. broke out
  3. broke ranks
  4. broke rigor
  5. broke shins
  6. broke someone's back
  7. broke someone's balls
  8. broke someone's face
  9. broke someone's heart
  10. broke squelch
  11. broke stride

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