Meanings
To exhaust a person's means or resources; to constitute more than they are reasonably able to do.
Example: "Would it break your back to pay me a compliment once in a while?"
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.
Example Sentences
1
The heavy workload will break someone's back.
2
Working long hours without rest can break someone's back.
3
The financial burden of the loans could break someone's back.
4
Constant criticism can break someone's back.
5
The pressure to perform perfectly can break someone's back.
