Usually means: Overcome the most difficult part.
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  1. break the back of: Merriam-Webster
  2. break the back of: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. break the back of: Collins English Dictionary
  4. break the back of: Wiktionary
  5. break the back of: Dictionary.com

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  1. break the back of: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (break the back of)

verb:  (idiomatic) To complete the greater part of (a project) or solve the most critical part of (a problem).
verb:  To overburden (a person, group, or organization).
verb:  To cripple.

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