back-breaking
adjective/ˈbæk breɪkɪŋ/
/ˈbæk breɪkɪŋ/
- (of physical work) very hard and making you tired
- She realized with dismay that the task would take weeks of back-breaking work.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBack-breaking is used with these nouns:- labour
- toil
- work
- …
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