break against (something)
break against (something)
To crash into something and fall apart or shatter. The wave broke against the rocks of the jetty. I dropped the vase, and it broke against the floor.
See also: break
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
break against something
[for something] to crash against something. The waves broke against the barrier. The glass broke against the side of the sink.
See also: break
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- break against
- get up against
- get up against (someone or something)
- clash
- clash against
- clash against (someone or something)
- against
- against (someone or something)
- hedge against
- hedge against (something)