10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAK ONE'S NECK»
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Vulgar slang; mid-1900s] break one's back Also, break one's neck. Make a great
effort, work very hard. For example, I 've been breaking my back over this
problem for the past week, or Don't break your neck to get there; we'll waitforyou.
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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
... analysis: w intransitive verb, attested by EB. <lekwépsem>, ds //lck=c3pscm//,
ABDF ['break one's neck'], lx <=épsem> on the neck, syntactic w analysis:
intransitive verb, attested by EB. <lekwewíts>, ds //lck=cwíc//, ABDF /'break one's
spine, ...
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... BREAK ONE'S DUCK - BREAK ONE'S HEART - BREAK ONE'S MIND - BREAK
ONE'S NECK - BREAK ONE'S WORD - BREAK OUT BREAK OUT INTO A COLD
SWEAT BREAK RANKS BREAK SOMEBODY'S BACK BREAK SOMEONE OF ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
break one's neck break the news to at Stotwell, and break his journey for long
enough to visit the Oak Lounge. break one's neck thyej qafen; veproj me ngut, me
rrembim □ I'm not going to break my neck to finish my essay today — my teacher
...
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English and Chinese pronouncing dictionary
... ffff; to break the ranks, Jfcff ffi, *«ffi ; to break a stick, |gf; to break bread, Sgfijf ; to
break, as a glass (by accident.1, M&^fl&tik; ^□flffi'i to break intentionally, f[ to
break open a door, fJW], B Pgp]; to break open, to break one's neck, $r|};351,
JrSflj ...
Shang wu yin shu kuan, 1903
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1935. Ex boxing clinch. break loose. 'When the show breaks loose' =when the
battle begins: Army: 1940 +; ob. (P-G-R.) Cf. the coll. phrase 'All Hell broke loose-
all was confusion and pandemonium. (P.B.) BREAKING NECK break (one's)
neck.
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The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
I, who much desir'd to know Of whence she was, vet fearful how to break My mind
, advent ur'd humbly thus to I 33. To break one's neck: To dislocate it, to dislocate
or start from their relative positions and conjunction two or more of the vertebra ...
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An English and Swedish Dictionary, Wherein the Generality of ...
To break one's neck , brym halfen af jig. To break a (under , bym im. То break one
upon the wheel, rädßriîk.: м. 01? То break a confcrcnce,br_yra a/n jlumal, a
match , n Ефима: Src. To break one's beauty,jî<.îm~ ma en: Леди/т. tf? To break
or ...
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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, ...
To break one's neck. To dislocate the bones of one's neck. To break on the wheel
. To torture one on a “wheel” by breaking the long bones with an iron bar. (Qf.
Cour DE GRACE.) To break a butterfly on a wheel. To employ superabnndant
effort ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 1895
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Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary
bookganaandang booknikebnaad bookganaandang vti strike s.t. and break it (of
sticks), strike s.t. and break it in two; pres nboo= kganaandaan: cc e-bookgaiiaa
— ndang. bwaakganaandang. bookgweshing vai fall and break one's neck; pres
...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAK ONE'S NECK»
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Attempting to duplicate that move where she jumps on the bench does seem like a quick way to break one's neck and/or lose ones' security ... «TheGloss, Feb 15»
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... is an excellent way to break one's neck. But never mind that. As league commissioner Roger Goodell put it, "We've demonstrated the game is ... «Sports On Earth, Mar 13»
That feminine touch in business
It is better to ignore this, rather than break one's neck to change such stubborn attitudes. Women who are confident about their worth are patient ... «The Hindu, Oct 12»
