break on Idiom
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break one's word
A man who often breaks his word is one not to be trusted．一个常常食言的人是不可信赖的人。
Don't believe him；he always breaks his word．不要相信他，他总是食言。
break one's neck
Idiom(s): break one's neck (to do something) AND break one's back (to do something)Theme: PERSISTENCE
to work very hard to do something.
• I broke my neck to get here on time.
• That's the last time I'll break my neck to help you.
• There is no point in breaking your back. Take your time.
break one's heart
Idiom(s): break one's heartTheme: SORROW
to cause someone emotional pain.
• It just broke my heart when Tom ran away from home.
• Sally broke John's heart when she refused to marry him.
break one's fall
Idiom(s): break one's fallTheme: FALLING
to cushion a falling person; to lessen the impact of a falling person.
• When the little boy fell out of the window, the bushes broke his fall.
• The old lady slipped on the ice, but a snow bank broke her fall.
break one's back
Idiom(s): break one's neck (to do something) AND break one's back (to do something)Theme: PERSISTENCE
to work very hard to do something.
• I broke my neck to get here on time.
• That's the last time I'll break my neck to help you.
• There is no point in breaking your back. Take your time.
break one's balls|balls|break
v. phr., slang, vulgar, avoidable To do something with maximum effort; to do something very difficult or taxing I've been breaking my balls to buy you this new color TV set and you aren't the least bit appreciative!Compare: BREAK ONE'S NECK.
break one's heart|break|heart
v. phr. To discourage greatly; make very sad or hopeless. His son's disgrace broke his heart. When Mr. White lost everything he had worked so hard for, it broke his heart.break one's neck|break|neck
v. phr., slang To do all you possibly can; try your hardest.
Usually used with a limiting adverb or negative. John nearly broke his neck trying not to be late to school. Mother asked Mary to go to the store when she was free, but not to break her neck over it.break one's word|break|word
v. phr. To renege on a promise. When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed.break one's ass
break one's assAlso, break or bust one's ass or balls or butt or chops.
1) Exert oneself to the utmost, try extremely hard, as in I've been breaking my ass to finish early. This expression is considered vulgar slang; both ass, for backside or buttocks, and balls, for male genitals, are rude; butt, for buttocks, and chops, for either the mouth or the legs, are informal and emphatic but not quite as offensive. For a more polite synonym, see break one's back. [Slang; first half of 1900s]
2) break someone's ass. Also, bust someone's chops. Thrash or harass someone, as in Jim threatened to break Tim's ass, or The boss broke his workers' chops to improve service. [Vulgar slang; mid-1900s]
break one's balls
break one's ballssee under break one's ass.
break (something) on (something)
To breach article by arresting or smacking it adjoin article else. A: "Did you absolutely breach the boutonniere on the shelf?" B: "Yeah, I can't accept I hit it so hard!"Learn more: break, onbreak something on something
to bang and breach article adjoin article else. She bankrupt the bottle on the countertop. He bankrupt his arm on the steps.Learn more: break, on
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