What does back breaking mean?
Back breaking means (figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring..
A few keen enginemen, such as Driver Rosewarne of York, could coax good work out of them when engaged in heavy East Coast express service, but to most footplate crews, especially firemen, they were rather heartbreaking and backbreaking machines, and gradually were relegated to secondary or fast goods duties.
Ahead [...] each woman is stooped beneath a backbreaking load of firewood.
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Back breaking means (figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring..
Common synonyms include arduous, heavy, hard, grueling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A few keen enginemen, such as Driver Rosewarne of York, could coax good work out of them when engaged in heavy East Coast express service, but to most footplate crews, especially firemen, they were rather heartbreaking and backbreaking machines, and gradually were relegated to secondary or fast goods duties.
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