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break (someone) break (someone)To completely destroy, defeat, or humiliate someone. Don't cross me, man, I will break you. That upstart company thinks it can challenge our hold in the market? We'll just have to break them, without mercy.See also: break*breaka chance; another chance or a second chance. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I'm sorry. Please don't send me to the principal's office. Give me a break! I got a nice break. They didn't send me to prison.break (up) (into something)to divide into smaller parts. The glass broke up into a thousand pieces. It hit the floor and broke up, flinging bits everywhere.break1. n. a chance; an opportunity. Come on, give me a break! 2. n. an escape from prison; a prison breakout. I hear there’s a break planned for tonight. 3. in. [for a news story] to unfold rapidly. (Journalism.) As the story continues to break, we will bring you the latest. 4. n. a solo played when the rest of the band stops. This is your break, Andy. Let’s hear it, man. break rank/ranks1. To fall into disorder, as a formation of soldiers.2. To fail to conform to a prevailing or expected pattern or order: "Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive façades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk" (Sharon Churcher). |