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backbreaking

or -𲹰·Բ

[ bak-brey-king ]

adjective

  1. demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting:

    a backbreaking job.



backbreaking

/ ˈæˌɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. demanding great effort; exhausting
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • b𲹰e noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of backbreaking1

First recorded in 1780–90; back 1 + break + -ing 2
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From quarry workers to weavers, welders to tailors, the pictures highlight the diverse, backbreaking work undertaken by the estimated 400 million labourers in India.

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“It was gruelling, backbreaking work. It was filthy.”

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I really do love it in a sick way because it’s hard, backbreaking work to do — showrunning and executive producing and fighting for every story and all of that.

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But perhaps just as vexing are the challenges heat poses to the health of firefighters themselves, who already perform backbreaking work saddled with heavy equipment in unforgiving terrain.

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We did a lot of backbreaking work, and he rode around on the tractor.

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