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what is { Break the back of the beast } ? "After hours of effort, the technicians finally broke the back of the beast and turned the electricity back on again."
31 de may. de 2010 23:10
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"To break the back of the beast" means, literally, that you conquered the beast (breaking one's spinal is kind of a final thing for most Vertibrates). So, metaphorically it means: to be 'victorious' solving a large and/or difficult job (as if you battled a large animal).
31 de mayo de 2010
this may mean taking a crowbar and killing the evil wolf who attacked you )
1 de junio de 2010
The "beast" is figurative, meaning a thing, a problem or a situation that must be brought under control.
1 de junio de 2010
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