English Dictionary

break someone's back

verb

(idiomatic) To exhaust a person's means or resources; to constitute more than they are reasonably able to do. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.

He worked so hard that he almost broke his back.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To exhaust a person's means or resources; to constitute more than they are reasonably able to do.

Would it break your back to pay me a compliment once in a while?

意味（2）

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