Last Updated:2025/12/01

(idiomatic) Synonym of strive: to apply oneself completely to the point of physical exhaustion or incapacity. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, back.

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break one's back

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break one's back

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
全力を尽くし、肉体的にも限界に達するまで努力する / 必死に働く、身を粉にするほどの努力をする
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他人のために身を粉にして働くことは敬意を集めるかもしれないが、多くの場合、心身ともに疲れ果ててしまう。

present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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