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broken one's back

broken one's back is the past participle 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 broken one's back

What is broken one's back the past participle of?
Broken one's back is the past participle of break one's back.

Words near broken one's back in the dictionary

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

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