break the back of (something)
сломить, уничтожить, погубить, сломить сопротивление
One mistake may break the back of the whole enterprise.
Другие идиомы:
- stab (someone) in the back
- break camp
- back down (from someone or something)
- break into tears
- break out in (something)
- Break a leg!
- back out (of something)
- break even
- break the bank
- break the law
- break the news (to someone)
- have one's back to the wall
- on (someone's) back
- break out in a cold sweat
- break (something) to (someone)