Sentence examples for breaks on the back from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Break the back of.

Reduce the power of something.

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Charles Billich, La Galleria, London, SW1 (lagalleria.org), 14 to 19 October Big breaks on the back of digital mixtapes By Chris Mugan In a memorable few days for the south London rap duo, Krept & Konan have been nominated for the Mobo's best newcomer award and seen their mixtape Young Kingz enter the UK album chart at No 19 – ahead of soul star John Legend.

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The singer's zip broke on the back of her costume during a lip-synching performance.

So a Roth provides a big tax break on the back end that a traditional aftertax IRA doesn’t.

Laudrup is keen to go into the international break on the back of a win after defeats to Aston Villa, Everton and Stoke.

"Going into a two-week break on the back of two defeats would be a bit depressing and discouraging for players".

"It's a bit annoying that we go into the winter break on the back of two defeats," said Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia, whose side also lost 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt last Sunday.

"It would have been great to get on the podium again but now we go into the summer break on the back of a positive result and we can look forward to Indianapolis with a lot of optimism that we will be up there battling for the top three again".

She Easyjetted to Tallin for mini-breaks on the back of all that equity accruing in her home.

Getting his own break on the back of a chance shoot with Bob Marley before he became a global phenomenon, could this be a case of when life imitates art?

Thus, a heavy goods vehicle could be kept moving non-stop by three underpaid drivers: the first drives, the second takes his rest break on the adjacent seat in the cab and the third takes his weekly rest break on the back seat, behind the driver.

Police have warned that anyone who's taken a MasterCard – a pink pill with a break line on the back, like the ones in the photo above – should seek medical attention immediately.

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