单词 | break the bank |
释义 | break the bankSEE SYNONYMS FOR break the bank ON THESAURUS.COM Ruin one financially, exhaust one's resources, as in I guess the price of a movie won't break the bank. This term originated in gambling, where it means that a player has won more than the banker (the house) can pay. It also may be used ironically, as above. [c. 1600] Words nearby break the bankbreak someone of something, break someone's heart, break someone's serve, break someone up, break the back of, break the bank, break the ice, break the news, break the record, breakthrough, breaktime The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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