(to) break one's own back
- (to) break one's own back
идиом. гл.
сломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) спину
сломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) шею
погубить себя (или кого-либо)
гнуть спину
If you want to build such a big house you must break your back.
Did she understand it when they said
That a man must break his back
To earn his day of leisure
Will she still believe it when he’s dead
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого.
И. Мостицкий.
2002-2012.
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