break+of+day
101break off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stop abruptly, end, cease, discontinue; see end 1 , stop 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship: cease, discontinue, interrupt, suspend, terminate. See CONTINUE …
102break luck — American as a prostitute to obtain the first customer of the day Owing nothing to the slang break a lance, to copulate, but probably because her bad luck has ended with the arrival of a customer …
103break in — 1. to interrupt. During the day they break in about every half hour to give the latest news. 2. to enter illegally. While she was out somebody broke in and stole everything she had …
104break the ice (to) — Initiate conversation; make the first sale of the day. ► “Twinning with North American cities helps to break the ice between Chinese and Canadian business executives.” (Canadian Business, Aug. 1994, p. 83) …
105Day to Day Dust (album) — Track listing = # Hurricane of Change 3:06 # Revelations 4:44 # Linda, Won t You Take Me In 2:57 # The Fool Who d Watch You Go 4:53 # Two Bit Nobody 3:38 # Six For Five 3:41 # You Need a New Lover Now 3:39 # Golden Trumpet 4:40 # Paradise 5:38 #… …
106Creek o' day — break of day or dawn …
107break one's fast — verb To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food. His servant placed before him a slice of toasted bread, with a glass of fair water, being the fare on… …
108break of dawn — sunrise, first light of day, early morning …
109break the Sabbath — violate the holy day of rest observed by Jews …
110break v — Why is it that night falls but day breaks? …
