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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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indutias violareto break a truce.Rate it:

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iusiurandum violareto break one's oath.Rate it:

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je te dis merdebreak a leg! good luck!Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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la faim chasse le loup hors du boisHunger tames the lion; Hunger will break through stone walls.Rate it:

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land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.Rate it:

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le chapelet commence à se défilerThe association is beginning to break up.Rate it:

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lead a charmed lifeTo always be lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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lightning never strikes twice in the same placeA lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.Rate it:

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luck inTo experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.Rate it:

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luck outTo experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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lucky devilsomeone with astounding good luck.Rate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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lucky dipSeptember 2005, BBC News - Dome sale 'was like a lucky dip'.Rate it:

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lucky dipA selection solely at random.Rate it:

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lucky dogsomeone with astounding good luck.Rate it:

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lucky ducklingSynonym of lucky duckRate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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make a break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make a clean breakTo initiate a complete termination of a relationship, or from a situation.Rate it:

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manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole)To break one’s word.Rate it:

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medium sermonem abrumpere (Verg. Aen. 4. 388)to break off in the middle of the conversation.Rate it:

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mucha mierdabreak a legRate it:

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munitiones perrumpereto break through the lines (and relieve a town).Rate it:

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no mamesno way!; are you fucking kidding?; gimme a breakRate it:

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one should be so luckyIt is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.Rate it:

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ordines turbare, perrumpereto break the ranks.Rate it:

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out of characterNot in character; not successfully performing within the mindset of a given character in a theatrical performance. See also break character, drop character.Rate it:

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out to lunchAway eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.Rate it:

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pacem dirimere, frangereto break the peace.Rate it:

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per medios hostes (mediam hostium aciem) perrumpereto break through the enemy's centre.Rate it:

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phalangem perfringereto break through the phalanx.Rate it:

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physical breakA short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.Rate it:

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pontem dissolvere, rescindere, interscindere (B. G. 2. 9. 4)to break down a bridge.Rate it:

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pop the cherryTo break the hymen; to lose one's virginity.Rate it:

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portas refringereto break down the gates.Rate it:

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proelium dirimere (B. C. 1. 40)to break off the fight.Rate it:

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push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.Rate it:

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

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rust outTo rust completely; to become covered in rust; by extension, to break down over time and cease working.Rate it:

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se changer les idéesto start a new activity in order to change one's state of mind, to take a break from doing something boring or to escape from a displeasing situation.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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signa ferre, tollereto begin the march, break up the camp.Rate it:

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Sitting PrettyTo be in great or beneficiary position, to be in favorable or lucky positionRate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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smash downTo cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard.Rate it:

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split offTo break away from a group or mass.Rate it:

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