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- ГНУТЬ СПИНУ1 (на кого) coll
ЛОМАТЬ СПИНУ coll
ГНУТЬ
ЛОМАТЬ) ГОРБ collГНУТЬ ХРЕБЕТ substand VP subj: human to work, labor to the point of exhaustion, wear o.s. out with hard, usu. menial, work ( usu. in an attempt to earn enough money to live on, often with the implication that one is being exploited by s.o. ): X гнёт спину — X is breaking his back X is working his fingers to the bone X is working his tail off....Орозкул ненавидит свою жизнь... Эта жизнь для таких, как Расторопный Момун. Ему-то что надо, Момуну? Сколько живёт, столько и горб гнёт изо дня в день, без отдыха. И в жизни ни один человек не был у него в подчинении... (Айтматов 1). ...Orozkul hated his life.... It was a life for people like Efficacious Momun. What did he need for himself, that Momun? As long as he lived he'd break his back day after day without a breather. In his whole life, he never had anyone under him... (1b).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.