back-breaking



back-breaking

Extremely difficult; exhausting; mentally and/or physically taxing to the point of feeling like one's body or spirit will break. Though usually used in reference to physical labor, it can refer figuratively to any job, activity, or task. After 10 years of back-breaking labor in construction, I've decided to finally pursue academia. We put in months of back-breaking work to get ready for our exams in May.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agustina-Spanish
Raina-Bulgarian
Leonciole-ON-thyo (Spanish), le-ON-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Ataullah-Arabic
Senan-Irish
Ariellear-ee-ELFrench