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| break a leg |
| 1. interj. (Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.) |
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| Go out there and break a leg tonight. Put on a great show! |
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| I told my friend to break a leg, before she went on stage. |
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| Analysis |
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| break |
| 1. v. (transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. |
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| If the vase falls to the floor, it might break. |
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| In order to tend to the accident victim, he will break the window of the car. |
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| 2. v. (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain. |
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| His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest. |
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| a |
| 1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. |
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| There was a man here looking for you yesterday. |
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| 2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. |
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| I've seen it happen a hundred times. |
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| 3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) |
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| leg |
| 1. n. The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle. |
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| Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches. |
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| 2. n. (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle. |
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| 3. n. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg. |
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| The left leg of these jeans has a tear. |
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