backbreaking work

ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ wɜrk

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Definition of backbreaking work - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

laborextremely hard physical labor causing exhaustion

The construction workers were exhausted after a day of backbreaking work.

intense efforttask requiring intense effort and endurance

Harvesting crops by hand is considered backbreaking work.

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task requiring intense effort and endurance

Expressions with work

work on

exert effort to achieve a task or goal

They are working on the new project.

work around

arrange schedule or activities to accommodate something

She worked around her meetings to fit in a doctor's appointment.

work away

continue working on something without stopping

She would work away at her painting for hours.

work in

find time or space for amid other things

I will work in a meeting at 3 PM.

diving into work

starting work with energy and focus

After the meeting, she made a diving into work.

get off work

finish the workday and leave the workplace

I usually get off work at 5 PM.

Examples of backbreaking work in a sentence

The miners faced backbreaking work every day.
Building the stone wall was backbreaking work.
Cleaning the barn all day is backbreaking work.

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French:travail éreintant, ...
German:schwere körperliche Arbeit, anstrengende Arbeit, ...
Italian:lavoro massacrante, ...
Spanish:trabajo agotador, ...
Portuguese:trabalho extenuante, ...
Chinese:繁重的工作, 艰苦的工作, ...
Japanese:骨の折れる仕事, ...
Arabic:عَمَل شَاقّ, عَمَل مُرْهِق, ...
Hebrew:עֲבוֹדַת פֶּרֶךְ, עֲבוֹדָה שׁוֹחֶקֶת, ...
Russian:изнурительная работа, ...
Ukrainian:виснажлива робота, ...
Hindi:कठिन परिश्रम, कड़ा श्रम, ...
Bengali:হাড়ভাঙা খাটুনি, শ্রমসাধ্য কাজ, ...
Catalan:treball esgotador, feina feixuga, ...
Czech:otrocká práce, otročina, ...
Danish:hårdt fysisk arbejde, udmattende arbejde, ...
Dutch:zwaar werk, afmattend werk, ...
Greek:εξαντλητική δουλειά, κοπιαστική εργασία, ...
Hungarian:gürcölés, embert próbáló munka, ...
Khmer:ការងារលំបាកហត់នឿយខ្លាំង, ការងារធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:고된 일, 힘든 일, ...
Persian:کار طاقت‌فرسا, کار جان‌فرسا, ...
Polish:ciężka praca, ...
Portuguese (BR):trabalho extenuante, ...
Romanian:muncă istovitoare, ...
Swedish:ryggbrytande arbete, slitigt arbete, ...
Thai:งานหนัก, งานหนักตรากตรำ, ...
Turkish:ağır iş, yorucu iş, ...
Vietnamese:công việc nặng nhọc, việc cực nhọc, ...

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