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after Saturday comes SundayA phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose sabbath is Sunday.Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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

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big breakA breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.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 ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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

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

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

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break a butterfly on a wheelTo use unnecessary force to destroy something fragile or achieve something insignificantRate it:

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break a lawTo violate a law.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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break a legTo perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo start sweating.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:

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break a sweatJanuary 2008, The Age - Walkovers blaze a trail for women's equal-pay theory.Rate it:

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break a sweat , Karon Karter - The Complete Idiots Guide to the Pilates Method page 119.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:

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break coverto disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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break downcease to functionRate it:

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break downTo become unstable, mentally or otherwise.Rate it:

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break downTo decay.Rate it:

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break evenTo stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.Rate it:

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break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.Rate it:

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break free fromget out ofRate it:

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break groundTo lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.Rate it:

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break groundTo initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.Rate it:

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break groundTo begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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break inTo enter by force or illicit means.Rate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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break in the caseA new discovery in a case.Rate it:

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break intoTo try to start in a profession or business.Rate it:

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break intoTo enter illegally or by force.Rate it:

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break intoTo open or begin to use.Rate it:

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break intoTo begin suddenly.Rate it:

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break new groundTo begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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break new groundBy extension, to initiate a new venture.Rate it:

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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:

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break one offTo throw a curve ball.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:

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break one's duckTo score one's first run in an innings.Rate it:

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