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idiombreak the back of sth1 to defeat an attempt to oppose you:Government troops have broken the back of the armed resistance in the north.Workers were brought in to break the back of the strike.2 BrE to succeed in dealing with the worst part of a problem or piece of work:I think we've managed to break the back of it - we'll sort out the details at the next meeting.I'm glad we've broken the back of that - I'll come in and finish it off tomorrow.
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