break the back of something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbreak the back of somethingbreak the back of somethingFINISH DOING somethingto finish the main or worst part of something I think we’ve broken the back of the job now. → breakExamples from the Corpusbreak the back of something• It would have been nice for him to wind things up by breaking the back of Britain's opposition to integration.• Their thunderous charges have broken the back of many an invading army.• His two interceptions Sunday broke the back of the Pittsburgh Steelers as Dallas won the duel in the desert, 27-17.• A combination of ground and air action broke the back of the rebellion.• Pouring over its latest simulation runs, Sun is confident it has broken the back of the technical problem.

单词	break the back of something
释义	break the back of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbreak the back of somethingbreak the back of somethingFINISH DOING somethingto finish the main or worst part of something I think we’ve broken the back of the job now. → breakExamples from the Corpusbreak the back of something• It would have been nice for him to wind things up by breaking the back of Britain's opposition to integration.• Their thunderous charges have broken the back of many an invading army.• His two interceptions Sunday broke the back of the Pittsburgh Steelers as Dallas won the duel in the desert, 27-17.• A combination of ground and air action broke the back of the rebellion.• Pouring over its latest simulation runs, Sun is confident it has broken the back of the technical problem.
随便看	prostrate body/figure/form prostrate figure prostrate form prostrate yourself prosumer prosus protagonist protagonistes protean protect protect (somebody/something) against protect after interests protect against protect against protect against protect against something protect from protect safeguard interests protect somebody/something against something protect somebody/something from something protect/look after/safeguard somebody’s interests protected protection protection racket protectionism