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There is a meaning of 'break' that describes the movement of a ball in sports, maybe because of a spin, or the way it hits the ground. It can 'break' in a given direction, 'break left' or 'break right'. This can then be used only slightly metaphorically, meaning. to turn abruptly in one direction.
3. Juli 2024 · 0. The spelling "gimme" may be an indication of register but it's not integral to the meaning of "give me a break" in the sense of "show me some (deserved) leniency", a meaning that is attested from early 20th century American English, as shown in the deleted answer from @user66974, or to the secondary figurative meaning offered in The American ...
24. Apr. 2011 · But others would stick to their typical usage regardless of the size of the meal. IIRC at my school it was "school dinners", "packed lunches", but both were eaten during a scheduled time called "lunch break". Other schools would call it "dinner break". –
7. Okt. 2012 · Never break a word after a short vowel in an accented syllable (rap-id but stu-pid). Finally, if the above rules leave more than one acceptable break between syllables, use the Maximal Onset Principle: If there is a string of consonants between syllables, break this string as far to the left as you can (mon-strous).
The verbal phrase to break over is defined in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary of 1913 as ‘to overflow; to go beyond limits’. Presumably, as you suggest, this is an extension of the notion of waves breaking over rocks and other obstacles. In current usage only the literal sense is at all common, but the dictionary entry and Lincoln ...
24. Feb. 2017 · Wiktionary gives the meaning of " break bad " but does not mention about the origin: 1.(colloquial, of an event or of one's fortunes) To go wrong; to go downhill. 2.(colloquial, chiefly Southern US and Midwest US, of a person) To go bad; to turn toward immorality or crime. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang (by Jonathon Green) has the below ...
19. Mai 2012 · If in doubt, consider what makes for easy reading. – Barrie England. CommentedMay 8, 2012 at 14:18. 6. Don’t line break between a number expressed in digits and the noun it applies to. Don’t line break at an abbreviation that has a period at the end of it, or they will think it is the end of the sentence. – tchrist♦.
5. Feb. 2013 · The Greek word for "break" is διαθρύπτω (see the root word θρύπτω) which means to crush, break in pieces. The Hebrew word is [p̄ā·rōs] (Strong's 6536) 6 here, which means to break in two, divide. Otherwise, the Greek NT, in consistency with Jeremiah 16:7, uses κλάω for "breaking" bread. Share.
23. Jan. 2021 · In A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language by Joseph Bosworth (page 64) is a definition of the Anglo-Saxon verb Brecan, for which the given meanings are: To BREAK, vanquish, overcome, weaken, open, move, excite, produce (italics are my own). So, I think it's reasonable to say that breaking wind probably came from producing (or moving) wind.
27. März 2013 · 10. Here break is used in the sense of division. To give someone an even break is, centrally, to divide something fairly with them, and metaphorically, to make a fair deal with them. A sucker is someone who is easily fooled. This is colloquial American English from the nineteenth century, and nobody’s sure anymore why it means that.
