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"ref": "1995, Jewel (lyrics and music), “Who Will Save Your Soul”, in Pieces of You",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "se casser le cul"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "den Arsch aufreißen"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "надрыва́ться"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
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"word": "паха́ть"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
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"word": "рвать жо́пу"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "romperse el culo"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
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"word": "romperse el orto"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "jobba häcken av sig"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "se casser le cul"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "den Arsch aufreißen"
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"roman": "nadryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "надрыва́ться"
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"word": "паха́ть"
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"roman": "rvatʹ žópu",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
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"word": "рвать жо́пу"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "romperse el culo"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"tags": [
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"word": "romperse el orto"
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"sense": "to work exceptionally hard",
"word": "jobba häcken av sig"
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