English Slang collection： break a leg [释] good luck; [例] you've got a job interview tomorrow. Break a leg.; break camp [释] to hurry; [例] Break camp! We don't have much time.; break off [释] to end a relationship; [例] He broke off our friendship because of a misunderstanding. break arm patting oneself on the back/ [释] to be braggart; [例] Don't break arm patting your back! I know who you are and what you are capable of.; break one's balls [释] to punish/overwork/overwhelm; [例] Hey, don't break my balsa. I'm doing my job. break out [释] escape; [例] A prisoner faked his heart attack and broke out on the way to the hospital.; break out [释] to bust forth suddenly; [例] The Asia financial crisis broke out in Thailand and rapidly spread across the whole world in 1997. |
