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Brain/memory like asieve

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Someone who has a brain (or memory) like a sieve has a very bad memory and forgets things easily.

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Oh, I forgot to buy the bread - I've got a brain like a sieve these days!

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Someone who is the brains behind a project or action is the person thought to have planned and organized everything.

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The police have arrested a man believed to be the brains behind the bank robbery.

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Branch off

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branch off
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to diverge into two or more separate paths.

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Branch out

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branch out
1. to expand in the manner of branches
? The chart starts in the center and branches out from there.
2. (idiomatic) to attempt something new or different, but related
? Studying Latin may make it easier to branch out into Spanish or Italian.

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Brass farthing

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brass farthing (plural brass farthings)
1. (idiomatic) Something worthless or of small value.

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Brass monkey

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brass monkey (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic, of the weather) Very cold.
? It's brass monkey weather today, isn't it?

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Brass monkeys

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brass monkeys (not comparable)
1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) very cold
? Blimey, it's brass monkeys out there today.

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Brass neck

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brass neck (plural brass necks)
1. (idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
2. (idiomatic, UK, Ireland) A person with gall.

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Brass ring

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brass ring (plural brass rings)
1. (idiomatic, US) Figuratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.
? He's going for the brass ring.

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Brass-neck

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brass-neck (third-person singular simple present brass-necks, present participle brass-necking, simple past and past participle brass-necked)
1. (idiomatic, UK, Ireland) To behave boldly or shamelessly.

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Brass-necked

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brass-necked (comparative more brass-necked, superlative most brass-necked)
1. (idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Nervy; cheeky; shameless
brass-necked
1. Simple past tense and past participle of brass-neck.

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Brassed off

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brassed off (comparative more brassed off, superlative most brassed off)
1. (idiomatic) fed up

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Brave face

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When confronted with difficulties, if you put on a brave face, you try to look cheerful and pretend that the situation is not as bad as it looks.

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Even at the worst of times she put on a brave face.

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Brave out

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brave out
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To tolerate or put up with bravely

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Brazen out

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brazen out
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To face up to or confront without shame

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Bread and butter

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bread and butter (uncountable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see bread,‎ butter.
2. (idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
? They will do some machining if you ask them, but sheet metal has always been their bread and butter.

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Bread-and-butter

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1. Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses.
2. (archaic interjection) A general saying used to ward off bad luck
3. (archaic) A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree.

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Break a law

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break a law
1. (idiomatic) To violate a law.

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Break a leg

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break a leg (imperative only)
1. (idiomatic) To perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
? Go out there and break a leg tonight. Put on a great show!

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Break a sweat

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break a sweat
1. To start sweating.
2. (idiomatic) To put effort into something.
? He succeeded effortlessly, without breaking a sweat.

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Break cover

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break cover
1. Used other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) to disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.
? Government MP's sympathetic to the opposition's arguments are starting to break cover.

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Break even

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break even (third-person singular simple present breaks even, present participle breaking even, simple past broke even, past participle broken even)
1. (idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose money.
? After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.
2. (idiomatic) To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.
? It's a lot of

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Break every rule

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If you behave in a completely unacceptable way, you break every rule in the book.

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Our competitors obtained the contract by breaking every rule in the book.

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Break every rule in the book

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If you behave in a completely unacceptable way, you break every rule in the book.

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Our competitors obtained the contract by breaking every rule in the book.

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Break ground

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to break ground
1. (literally) To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
? They broke ground on the new library last month.
2. (idiomatic) To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
? The invention breaks ground in its programming and its structure.
3. (nautical, of an anchor) To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.

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Break in

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break in (third-person singular simple present breaks in, present participle breaking in, simple past broke in, past participle broken in)
1. (intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
? Someone broke in and stole his radio.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through

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Break into

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break into (third-person singular simple present breaks into, present participle breaking into, simple past and past participle broken into)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
? Somebody broke into his car and stole his tools and CDs.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To open or begin to use.<

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Break new ground

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break new ground
1. (literally) To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.
2. (idiomatic) By extension, to initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted.

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Break one's duck

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break one's duck
1. (cricket) To score one's first run in an innings
2. (idiomatic, UK, by extension) To do something for the first time.

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Break one's lance

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break one's lance (third-person singular simple present breaks one's lance, present participle breaking one's lance, simple past broke one's lance, past participle broken one's lance)
1. (idiomatic) To engage in an honorable fight.

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Break out

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1. To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
2. To bring out, use, or present
3. To separate from a bundle
4. To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
5. To suddenly get pimples, especially on one's face.

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1. They broke out of prison in the middle of the night.
2. Break out the bubbly and celebrate.
3. Break out the cables from the harness once they are inside the frame.
4. He broke out in sweat. He broke out in song.
5. Let's find the reasons you're breaking out.

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Break out in a cold sweat

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If you break out in a cold sweat, you begin to perspire a lot, usually from anxiety.

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I get nervous at the dentist's and usually break out in a cold sweat.

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Break ranks

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break ranks
1. (military) To march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.
2. (idiomatic) To publicly disagree with one's own group or organization.

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Break someone's heart

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break someone's heart
1. (idiomatic) To cause a person to feel grief or sadness.
? He broke my heart, so I broke his jaw.

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Break the back of

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break the back of
1. (idiomatic) To achieve the greater part of some project.
? I've broken the back of painting the shed - I'll finish it after lunch.

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Break the back of the beast

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If someone breaks the back of the beast, they succeed in overcoming a major difficulty.

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After hours of effort, the technicians finally broke the back of the beast and turned the electricity back on again.

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Break the bank

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to break the bank (third-person singular simple present breaks the bank, present participle breaking the bank, simple past broke the bank, past participle broken the bank)
1. (intransitive) (at a casino etc) To win more money than is available to be paid.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To exhaust one's financial resources.

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Break the buck

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break the buck (third-person singular simple present breaks the buck, present participle breaking the buck, simple past broke the buck, past participle broken the buck)
1. (US, idiomatic, finance, of a money-market fund) Fall below the value of one dollar per share.

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Break the deadlock

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break the deadlock
1. (idiomatic, sports) To score the first goal or point in a competition

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Break the fourth wall

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break the fourth wall (third-person singular simple present breaks the fourth wall, present participle breaking the fourth wall, simple past broke the fourth wall, past participle broken the fourth wall)
1. (idiomatic, of fiction) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

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Break the ice

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break the ice (third-person singular simple present breaks the ice, present participle breaking the ice, simple past broke the ice, past participle broken the ice)
1. (idiomatic) To start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.
? Including a few fun details in large group introductions can be a great way to break the ice.
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Break the mold

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break the mold
1. (idiomatic) To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
2. (idiomatic) To make it impossible for an identical copy to be made.

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Break the sabbath

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break the Sabbath (third-person singular simple present break the Sabbaths, present participle break the Sabbathing, simple past and past participle break the Sabbathed)
1. (idiomatic) To violate the holiness or sanctity of the Sabbath by not keeping it holy.
? Matthew 12:5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are

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Break the seal

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break the seal
1. (idiomatic) When consuming alcohol, to urinate for the first time, which leads to needing to urinate more and more often.

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Break through

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break through (third-person singular simple present breaks through, present participle breaking through, simple past broke through, past participle broken through)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see break,‎ through.
2. (intransitive) To gain popularity.
3. (intransitive, sports) To penetrate the defence of the opposition.

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Break up

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break up (third-person singular simple present breaks up, present participle breaking up, simple past broke up, past participle broken up)
1. (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
? It broke up when it hit the ground.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a relationship.
? She broke up

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Break wind

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break wind (third-person singular simple present breaks wind, present participle breaking wind, simple past broke wind, past participle broken wind)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart or flatulate.

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Break with

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break with (third-person singular simple present breaks with, present participle breaking with, simple past broke with, past participle broken with)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see break,‎ with.
? His bones were broken with a club.
2. To cease having a positive connection with (a person, group, movement, etc).
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Break your back

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If you work extremely hard, or put a lot of effort into achieving something, you break your back to do it.

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If you want the job done well, you should accept to pay more. He's not going to break his back for such a low price!

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