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break withTo divulge one's secrets, thoughts or intentions, to discuss something with somebody.Rate it:

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catch a break!To receive or get lucky opportunityRate it:

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gimme a breakAn expression of disbeliefRate it:

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gimme a breakAn expression of impatienceRate it:

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give someone a breakTo give someone a rest.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo stop harassing or demanding from someone.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo provide someone with an opportunity for significant advancement.Rate it:

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make a break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.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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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt meA response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.Rate it:

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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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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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bloody upTo make bloody; to cover in bloodRate 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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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate 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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earth upTo cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.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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an umbrella policyReference insurance terminology. An additional protection beyond the basic policy to cover the unusual, the vastly unpredictable, in a loss or damage incident.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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gloss overTo cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.Rate it:

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

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oil upto lubricate with oil, to cover or smear with oilRate 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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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.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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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate 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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