broke

Related to broke: broke out
See:
  • (something) is the straw that broke the camel's back
  • all hell breaks loose
  • all hell broke loose
  • be flat broke
  • bed and breakfast
  • break (one's) balls
  • break (one's) egg
  • break (one's) fall
  • break (one's) heart
  • break (one's) stones
  • break (one's) word
  • break (someone's) serve
  • break (something) on (something)
  • break (something) to pieces
  • break a/the code
  • break a/the habit
  • break a/the law
  • break a/the spell
  • break against (something)
  • break away
  • break back
  • break bread
  • break bread with (someone)
  • break camp
  • break down
  • break down and cry
  • break even
  • break faith with (someone or something)
  • break free
  • break ground
  • break in
  • break in on (someone or something)
  • break in(to) tears
  • break into
  • break into a gallop
  • break it down
  • break loose
  • break loose from (someone or something)
  • break loose from (something)
  • break new ground
  • break new paths
  • break off
  • break off with (someone)
  • break one off
  • break open
  • break out
  • break out in a cold sweat
  • break out in a rash
  • break out in(to) tears
  • break out with (something)
  • break over (something)
  • break Priscian's head
  • break ranks
  • break ship
  • break step
  • break the back of (something)
  • break the bank
  • break the ice
  • break the mold
  • break the news
  • break the news to (one)
  • break the silence
  • break the/a record
  • break the/a story
  • break through
  • break up
  • break wind
  • break with (someone or something)
  • break with tradition
  • dead broke
  • flat broke
  • go broke
  • go for
  • go for broke
  • If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
  • If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is
  • if it ain't broke
  • if it ain't broke don't fix it
  • if it ain't broke, don't fix it
  • if it ain't broke, fix it till it is
  • if it isn't broke, don't fix it
  • last straw, the
  • no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of...
  • no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of...
  • stone broke
  • stony broke
  • the straw that breaks the camel's back
  • the straw that broke the camel's back
  • the straw that broke the donkey's back
  • they broke the mold when they made (someone or something)
  • they broke the mould when they made someone
References in classic literature
Again, the rim ice broke away before and behind, and there was no escape except up the cliff.
The rabbit could not turn, and as the white teeth broke its back in mid air it shrieked as loudly as a stricken man may shriek.
Thrice he tried to knock him over, then repeated the trick and broke the right fore leg.
Here in the Emerald City people are too happy and contented ever to do wrong; but perhaps you came from some faraway corner of our land, and having no love for Ozma carelessly broke one of her Laws."
The iron strength of Kama broke. Day by day the terrific toil sapped him.
Crossing an ice-bridge, the dogs broke through and were swept under the down-stream ice.
However, due to lack of safety measures on the part of the owners and ignorance of administration fire broke on this ship, resulting in burn injuries to seven workers who were rushed to Karachi and admitted in hospital where condition of three of them is termed precarious.
Fire broke out at Bab Sharia Cables Warehouse in western Cairo -- Egypt Today/ Khalid Kamel CAIRO -- 12 December 2017: A massive fire broke out at a cable warehouse in Cairo's Bab el-Sharia neighborhood on Tuesday; no injuries were recorded.
A whole host of players broke inside the 30 barrier.
"2 Broke Girls" starring Kat Dennings (Max Black) and Beth Behrs (Caroline Channing) will air its Season 4, episode 4 "And the Old Bike Yarn" on Monday, Nov.
A FORMER probation officer from County Durham broke down in court yesterday as he told how he feared his wife would be killed by alleged murderer Daniel Breaks.
A FORMER probation officer broke down as he told how he feared his wife would be killed by alleged murderer Daniel Breaks.
The world No 10 broke then held to cut Rusedski's lead to 4-3 but the Briton came through to win the set 6-4.
Rather than bending a spaghetti rod until it broke, they reasoned they could simply pretend that their bent spaghetti rod was the remainder of a hypothetical longer strand that had just snapped and hadn't yet straightened out.