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break
verb- to escape from prison UK
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 30, 1996
- in blackjack, to exceed 21 points, losing the hand US
- — Avery Cardoza, Winning Casino Blackjack for the Non-Counter, p. 73, 1991
- to run away US
- We gon’ have to get out and break. — Menace II Society, 1993
- — Ann Lawson, Kids & Gangs, p. 56, 1994
- in theatrical use, to stop work during or at the end of rehearsal, e.g. “the cast broke for tea” UK, 1984
- of money, to change a coin or a note into coins or notes of smaller denominations UK, 1844
- to steal something US
- — San Francisco Chronicle, p. E5, 10 August 2003
- to do something to excess US
- — Terry Williams, The Cocaine Kids, p. 135, 1989
▶ break a cap
to shoot a gun US- The bodyguard got hold of his gun and we broke a couple of caps at each other. — Caryl Chessman, Cell 2456 Death Row, p. 194, 1954
▶ break bad
to act in a threatening, menacing manner US- — Anna Scotti and Paul Young, Buzzwords, p. 54, 1997
▶ break camp
to leave US
Military or Western overtones.- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 2, March 1986
▶ break fives
to shake hands BARBADOS- — Frank A. Collymore, Barbadian Dialect, p. 22, 1965
▶ break his (or her) cherry
(used of a racehorse) to win the first race in a racing career US- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 17, 1951
▶ break ill
to make a mistake, to blunder US- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 1, Spring 1989
▶ break it big
to win a great deal of money AUSTRALIA- — Tom Ronan, Vision Splendid, 1954
▶ break it down
to stop, to cease; as an imperative, stop talking! AUSTRALIA- — Lawson Glossop, We Were the Rats, 1944
- — Jon Cleary, The Sundowners, 1952
▶ break luck
(of a prostitute) to have sex with the first customer of the day or night US- The runt was gone. She was breaking her luck with Chuck. — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Pimp, p. 154, 1969
- A ho breaks her luck when she turns the first trick of her work day. — Christina and Richard Milner, Black Players, p. 297, 1972
- Even if Satin didn’t break luck I could pay for another few nights. — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 99, 1973
- “I broke luck. Made fifty dollars.” — Susan Hall, Ladies of the Night, p. 21, 1973
- Several of her stable prosses were chatting over too hot cups of coffee, eager to break luck, anxious for Leila to tell them where to turn the first trick of their workday. — Emmett Grogan, Final Score, p. 68, 1976
- Out on the rack nearly an hour and half and she still hadn’t broke luck. — John Sayles, Union Dues, p. 182, 1977
▶ break out into assholes
to become deeply frightened US- — Arnold Shaw, Dictionary of American Pop/Rock, p. 54, 1982
▶ break out the rag
to lose your temper after losing a game US- — American Speech, p. 232, Autumn–Winter 1971: “Checkschmuck! the slang of the chess player”
▶ break squelch
to communicate on a radio during a period when radio use is inadvisable, given enemy locations, by tapping a key on the radio handset US- I broke squelch, because I thought they would move these people out, relocate them to a POW camp. — Mark Baker, Nam, p. 138, 1981
- “If you’re receiving me, break quelch [key your radio handset] twice, over.” — James Donahue, Mobile Guerilla Force, p. 217, 1997
▶ break starch
to put on a fresh uniform US- — Carl Fleischhauer, A Glossary of Army Slang, p. 5, 1968
- Every day in the Airborne began in a freshly washed and starched pair of cut-down fatigues, and both officer and NCO “broke starch”–put on a fresh pair–once or twice throughout the day. — David H. Hackworth, About Face, p. 442, 1989
▶ break stick in ears
to ignore advice or counsel GRENADA, 2002
▶ break tape
to fire your weapon US
Vietnam war usage.- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 27, 1991
▶ break the bank
to divide the winnings up among members of a blackjack counting team US- — Michael Dalton, Blackjack, p. 34, 1991
▶ break the house
in gambling, especially an illegal gambling enterprise, to win a great deal of money from the house US- I will never forget watching him stroll across Washburne Avenue after breaking the house. — Odie Hawkins, Men Friends, p. 130, 1989
▶ break the night
to stay up all night US- Then Thursday he tried to “break the night,” street slang for staying up until sunrise–in search of a good time. — Newsday (New York), p. 20, 14 May 1989
- “We broke night,” Coco said. From their bed, they watched the morning brighten. — Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Random Family, p. 69, 2003
▶ break the seal
to urinate for the first time in a serious bout of drinking UK
Subsequent visits to the toilet will occur with urgent regularity after “breaking the seal”.- — Roger’s Profanisaurus, p. 26, 2002
▶ break the sound barrier
to fart CANADA, 1984
Probably dating to the late 1960s when the test-flights of supersonic airliner Concorde first made the potential simile widely-known.▶ break watches
(of a racehorse) to run very fast during a morning workout US- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 16, 1951
▶ break weak
to back down from a confrontation US- — William K. Bentley and James M. Corbett, Prison Slang, p. 31, 1992
▶ break wide
to leave US- — William K. Bentley and James M. Corbett, Prison Slang, p. 48, 1992
▶ break wind- to fart UK, 1606
- The only problem in their relationship was the husband’s bad habit of breaking wind every morning[.] — Alec Bromcie, The Complete Book of Farting, p. 141, 1999
- to drive in the lead position in a group of trucks travelling along a motorway together US
Citizens’ band radio usage. - — Bill Davis, Jawjacking, p. 22, 1977
▶ break your balls
to harrass, to nag someone US- C’mon, man, don’t break my balls, I’m just trying to get along. — The Last Detail, p. 3, 1970
▶ break your chops
to give someone a hard time, to harass someone US, 1953- We don’t get those bullshit complaints and they won’t break our chops on the paper work — Serpico, p. 175, 1973
- Kids used to call me a “hallelujah”–break my chops. — Carlito’s Way, p. 7, 1975
▶ break your duck
to do something for the first time
A figurative application of the cricketing term (to score at least one run).- I’ve never had a ginger bird. And I think this one is just about gorgeous enough to make me break my duck. — Alive and Kicking, 1998
▶ break yourself!
used as a command when robbing someone US- As the cab approached Oak Avenue, Mataele pulled a gun out of a backpack and told Singh to “break yourself.” — San Jose Mercury News, 11 March 2010
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