to break the back of the beast
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klara av det svåraste, ta sig över den största tröskeln
to manage to do something that is extremely difficult or challenging
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Exempel
After hours of effort, the technicians finally broke the back of the beast and turned the electricity back on again.
När vi löste finansieringsfrågan klarade vi av det svåraste.
