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Definitions by Arminkshipper

follow someone's meaning.
"I'm not with you"
with you by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025

them's the breaks

that's the way things turn out (used to express resigned acceptance of a situation).
"I feel for Munro because he fought valiantly, but them's the breaks"
stop putting pressure on someone about something.
a break by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025

break a leg! 

good luck!
"Remember, the show must go on! Good luck and break a leg!"
break a leg! by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025
1. open (a safe) forcibly.
2. make a pause in (a journey).
3. (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
4. the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
5. a breakout, especially from prison.
6. an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.
7. a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.
1. The thieves broke into the bank vault, hoping to steal the valuable jewels.
2. "we will break our journey in Venice"
3. The vowel in "write" breaks into a diphthong, becoming /raɪt/ with the "i" sound gliding into a /ɪ/ sound.
4. The tennis player celebrated her break of serve, giving her a much-needed advantage in the match.
5. "The prisoners staged a daring break from the high-security facility, overpowering the guards and escaping into the night."
6. "he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show"
7. "a break of 83 put him in front for the first time"
break by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025

a mug's game 

an activity in which it is foolish to engage because it is likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous.
"playing with drugs is a mug's game"
a mug's game by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025
1. a person's face.
2. a stupid or gullible person.
3. make faces, especially silly or exaggerated ones, before an audience or a camera.
1. "I don't want to see Barry's ugly mug when I get home"
2. "they were no mugs where finance was concerned"
3. "he mugged for the camera"
mug by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025