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break one's back

To make a supreme effort.
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See, it's not that I'm a disagreeable person. I just have a motto that I won't break. If I'm asked to do something, I'll break my back to see that it's done.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.
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