Zesty Y
2022-03-11 10:03
Break (one's) duck British verb phrase
In Cricket, to score one's first run of an inning
Come on! Break your duck. You can do it!
In yesterday's match, he struggled to break his duck.
In sports, to make your first score or accomplish something for the first time
Our team had a poor performance. Tim broke his duck in the last minute of the game.
Shortly after he was brought on as a substitute after half-time, he broke his duck.
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
If someone is going through a purple patch, that means they have a very successful or lucky period, especially in sports.
To do one's best or try one's best to do something
A spectator at a sporting event boos at a specific competitor after something they didn't like happen.
Used to describe a poor boxer
The verb "break" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase stems from the term "duck" used in cricket when a batsman scores 0 runs. The 0 printed on a score card resembles a duck's egg.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him
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