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bread-and-butterUsed other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter.Rate it:
bread-and-butterRelating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses.Rate it:
bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:
bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:
breadwinnerThe member of a household who earns all or most of the incomeRate it:
break a butterfly on a wheelTo use unnecessary force to destroy something fragile or achieve something insignificantRate it:
break a lawTo violate a law.Rate it:
break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:
break a legTo perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.Rate it:
break a leggood luckRate it:
Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:
break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:
break a sweat , Karon Karter - The Complete Idiots Guide to the Pilates Method page 119.Rate it:
break a sweatJanuary 2008, The Age - Walkovers blaze a trail for women's equal-pay theory.Rate it:
break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:
break a sweatTo start sweating.Rate it:
break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:
break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:
break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:
break coverto disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.Rate it:
break downTo fail.Rate it:
break downTo become unstable, mentally or otherwise.Rate it:
break downTo decay.Rate it:
break downTo give more detail.Rate it:
break downcease to functionRate it:
break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.Rate it:
break evenTo stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.Rate it:
break free fromget out ofRate it:
break groundTo begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:
break groundTo initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.Rate it:
break groundTo lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.Rate it:
break inTo enter by force or illicit means.Rate it:
break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:
break in the caseA new discovery in a case.Rate it:
break intoTo enter illegally or by force.Rate it:
break intoTo open or begin to use.Rate it:
break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:
break intoTo begin suddenly.Rate it:
break new groundBy extension, to initiate a new venture.Rate it:
break new groundTo begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:
break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:
break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:
break one offTo throw a curve ball.Rate it:
break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:
break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:
break one's duckTo do something for the first time.Rate it:
break one's duckTo score one's first run in an innings.Rate it:
break one's lanceTo engage in an honorable fight.Rate it:
break outTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.Rate it:
break outTo bring out, use, or present.Rate it:

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