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sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt meAlternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Rate it:

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taking a break will reinvigorate youtake a break from looking after a parent who is sickRate it:

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above one's stationOf higher social status than is suitable for one's position, standing or rank.Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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blaze a trailTo set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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cut a cheese?To Break Wind:Rate it:

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fall to piecesTo feel emotionally devastated; to break down.Rate it:

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hours on endA happening without breakRate it:

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bash inTo break or dent badly by hitting violently.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtcredit where credit's due; used to justly praise someone, or to break the solemnity of praisingRate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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take a breatherTo take a break; to pause or relax briefly.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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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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

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bawdy basketThe twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.Rate it:

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iron eagleAn American military officer who has attained the rank of colonel but will not be promoted to the rank of general.Rate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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

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sticks and stonesEvocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money StoppedRate it:

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crack a cribTo break into a house.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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aye aye, sirThe correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."Rate it:

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big fish in a small pondOne who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.Rate it:

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bite the big oneo break down; to be impossible to repair or not worth repairing.Rate it:

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boldly go where no man has gone beforeTo break new ground.Rate it:

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bugger upTo break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.Rate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Depracate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Deprecate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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bust outto escape (from); break outRate it:

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ça va barderall hell will break loose!Rate it:

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call outYell, Scream, Bellow, or utilize P.A. system or any viable means to summon HELP or summon individuals by name, number I.D. rating, rank, or any viable identifier.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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castra movereto begin the march, break up the camp.Rate it:

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cervices (in Cic. only in plur.) frangere alicui or alicuiusto break a person's neck.Rate it:

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chuck upTo chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to jig up, throw up, jack up; to break a contract; to abandon or quit.Rate it:

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claustra portarum revellereto break down the gates.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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cracked me upTo break ones solemnity, reservedness, seriousness.Rate it:

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crap outTo break down.Rate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",Rate it:

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donner l'acquitTo break (at billiards).Rate it:

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drive a coach and horses throughTo spoil, break or render ineffective a rule, plan or agreement.Rate it:

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era só o que me faltavaliterally: “ was the only missing piece for me/ was just what I was missing.” either expresses impatience towards yet another misfortune or expresses disbelief towards an absurd statement: “give me a break!”Rate it:

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faire sauter la banqueTo break the bank (gambling).Rate it:

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fall inOf a soldier, to get into position in a rank.Rate it:

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fidem frangereto break one's word.Rate it:

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