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bottom bottom out break break down
bottom from the bottom of one’s heart break break even
bottom from top to bottom break break ground (for something)
bottom get to the bottom of something Break Break it up!
bottom hàt bottom break break loose (from someone or something)
bottom learn something from the bottom up break break new ground
bottom scrape the bottom of the barrel break break off (with someone)
bottom soft as a baby’s bottom break break one’s back (to do something)
bottom the bottom làne break break one’s habàt
Bottoms Bottoms up! break break one’s neck (to do something)
bou ces That’s the way the ball bounces. break break one’s word
bou d bound and determàned break break out
bou d bound for somŁwherŁ break break (out) in(to) tears
bou d bound hand and foot break break someone or something down
bou d bound to (do something) break break someone or something in
bou d duty bound (to do something) break break someone or something up
bou ds by leaps and bounds break break someone’s fall
bou ds out of bounds break break someone’s heart
bou ds within bounds break break something down (for someone)
bow bow and scrape break break something down (ànto something)
bow bow out break break something to pieces
bow take a bow break break something to someone
bowl bowl someone over break break the back of something
box insàde the boŁ break break the bank
box open Pandora’s boŁ break break the habàt
box outsàde the boŁ break break the ice
box stuff the ballot boŁ break break the law
box thinkàng insàde the boŁ break break the news (to someone)
box thinkàng outsàde the boŁ break break through (something)
box think insàde the boŁ break break up (with someone)
box think outside the boŁ break get a break
boy All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. break give someone a break
boy fair-haired boy break make a break for something or somŁwherŁ
Boys Boys will be boys. break make or break someone
boys separate the men from the boys break take a break
brain brain someone break take one’s break
brain have something on the brain break tough break
brains beat one’s brains out (to do something) breaking breakàng and entering
brains pick someone’s brain(s) breast make a clean breast of something
brains rack one’s brain(s) breath (all) in one breath
branch hold out the olàve branch breath catch one’s breath
brass (as) bold as brass breath Don’t hold your breath.
brass bold as brass breath get time to catch one’s breath
brass double in brass breath hold one’s breath
brass get down to brass tacks breath in one breath
brave put on a brave face breath in the same breath
brave put on a (brave) front breath out of breath
brave put up a (brave) front breath save one’s breath
breach step in(to the breach) breath say something under one’s breath
bread bread-and-butter letter breath take someone’s breath away
bread bread and water breath time to catch one’s breath
bread know which sàde one’s bread is buttered on breath waste one’s breath
bread someone’s bread and butter breath with every (other) breath
bread the greatest thàng sànce slàced bread breath a breath of fresh air
breadłh by a hairPs breadth) breathe able to breathe (easàly) again
break at the break of dawn breathe able to breathe (freely) again
break break a code breathe breathe down someone’s neck
break break a habàt breathe breathe easy
break break a law breathe breathe one’s last
Break Break a leg! breathe hardly have time to breathe
break break a record breathe not breathe a word (about someone or
break break camp something)

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