To counteract or annul the chief force or main effect of; to finish the main part of; = to break the back of at back, n.1 24a. Now rare.
| 单词 | θ85613 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > advance (a proceeding) from previous stage [verb (transitive)] > finish the main part of (3) to break the neck ofa1592 To counteract or annul the chief force or main effect of; to finish the main part of; = to break the back of at back, n.1 24a. Now rare. to break the heart of1679 to break the heart of: to accomplish the main or hardest part of (a task or objective); to bring near to completion. Cf. to break the back of at back… to break the back of1883 With verbs. to break the back of: (figurative) to overburden, crush; to finish the hardest part of (a task). |
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