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broken-heartedAlternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.Rate it:

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broken recordSomeone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.Rate it:

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broken vesselA person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.Rate it:

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if it ain't broken, don't fix itAlternative form of if it ain't broke, don't fix itRate it:

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my car has broken downmy car has broken downRate it:

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rules are made to be brokenit is acceptable to break rules.Rate it:

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fish glassViewing device with glass at one end for surface-viewing of fish underwater.Rate it:

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heart of glassA very fragile romantic state.Rate it:

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people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesDo not criticize others if you have weaknesses yourself.Rate it:

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People Who Live in the Glass House Shouldn't Throw StonesYou should not point fingers at other and first look at yourselfRate it:

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under glassIn a greenhouse, a cold frame, or a similar structure; said of the propagation and growth of plants.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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under glassIn a glass case, like an item in a museum.Rate it:

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glass-half-fulloptimisticRate it:

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looking glassmirrorRate it:

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"a glass of water quenches your thirst, a whole sea drowns you."GlassRate it:

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glass ceilingAn unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group.Rate it:

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glass-half-emptypessimisticRate it:

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under glassIn jail.Rate it:

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“failure is bringing the wine and forgetting the glass, depression is forgetting the corkscrew."Wine Rate it:

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state of disrepairSomething in need of repair. Typically referring to a mechanical object or system (like a car or home) that has broken down or doesn't work anymore.Rate it:

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pour outTo serve a drink into a cup or glass.Rate it:

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depuis sa faillite il file un mauvais coton (fam.)Since his failure, his health (or, reputation) has entirely broken down.Rate it:

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jacked upnon-functioning, brokenRate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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11th commandmentA well-known convention which supposedly can not or should not be broken.Rate it:

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ah! le bon billet qu'a la châtrePromises are like pie-crust, made to be broken.Rate it:

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animus frangitur, affligitur, percellitur, debilitaturtheir spirits are broken.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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ce verre de bière m'a coupé les jambesMy legs feel shaky after that glass of beer.Rate it:

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celui qui sème le vent récolte la tempêteHe who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind; Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Rate it:

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deadBroken or inoperable.Rate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.Rate it:

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drink toTo raise one's glass as a toastRate it:

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fallen overbroken, failed, inoperableRate it:

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hecha la ley, hacha la tramparules are made to be brokenRate it:

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in malis iacereto be broken down by misfortune.Rate it:

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Its a Goner! {gawner}It is Ruined, broken, dead, destroyed, lost, stolen, smashed,Rate it:

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les fatigues ont cassé cet hommeHardships have broken that man down.Rate it:

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on the fritzbroken; something is brokenRate it:

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out of fixWrong, broken, nonfunctional.Rate it:

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out of whackWrong, broken; specifically.Rate it:

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prone outIn order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.Rate it:

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rebound relationshipA relationship proceeding a longterm relationship, usually short in duration and used to help mend the "broken heart".Rate it:

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screwed upBroken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling.Rate it:

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splinter upTo attach splints to a broken limb in order to allow it to grow together.Rate it:

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tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casseThe pitcher that often goes to the well gets broken at last.Rate it:

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tits-upBroken; failed; inoperable.Rate it:

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un verre de vin avise bien un hommeA glass of wine puts wit into a man.Rate it:

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vitrineA glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.Rate it:

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