Taking a break 15 or 20 minutes before actual lunch break or whatever. This is a good way to not shock your system by easing into the break time. It's a good way to piss off the boss too, so always look like you're putting things away and cleaning up for Actual Break.
It was a quarter to noon when Bud Mullins yelled out "PRE BREAK"! So we sat and relaxed to prepare for lunch.
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Act of turning your head during a conversation with a person who has terribly bad breath.
I had to interrupt the officer with a breath-break as he wrote my speeding ticket.
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A : Bob I hate to break the news but our sales were down again last month
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A wish of good luck offered to a writer. The term is to Break a Leg which is offered to an Actor. Break a Lead is rumored to stem from the ancient practice of breaking a piece of lead into a small chard suitable for writing.
"Break a Lead", the editor said to his reporter as he sat down to write his cover story.
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a lengthy coffee break taken in mid afternoon. Typically taken by Government employees, thus causing no production.
Nah, I was too late, he was gone for cafternoon break
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The act of waiting outside a student pub to pick up females of a drunken persuasion,
Derived from the Irish sport of Gaelic Football;
Trev: I pulled some doll at the BOT last night,
John: I thought you were cut down?
Trev: No I got her in the breaking ball
John: Allll Rite!
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