break a butterfly on a wheel

To use excessive force to accomplish something that can be done with far less.

Break a butterfly on a wheel: Sending a SWAT team to deal with a fifteen year old kid disturbing the peace by having his music turned up too loud.

The original phrase "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" was a line from the poem "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot”, which referenced an ancient torture method known as the “breaking wheel” or “Catherine wheel”.

by |SaltyJack| August 31, 2019

BlackBerry Break

A time out or pause during a meeting or training session designated to check and respond BlackBerry messages.

I was in a full day training session on diversity, and I was worried that I would not be able to check my messages. However, the trainers sceduled BlackBerry breaks through out the session so I was able to respond to my messages without disrupting thier training session.

by Sarah, Paula, Ainsley, and Guppy December 25, 2007

sunday breakdown

The feeling you get when you realize tomorrow's monday.

Person 1: "All night partying, and now it's all over."
Person 2 " I know! Man, I'm having a sunday breakdown."

Teen 1: "Great, that test tomorrow makes me wanna have a sunday breakdown."

Teen 2: "Hopefully, you won't get an F like you usually do."

by crazyjoe30 May 11, 2011

edgy breakdown

a breakdown in which consists of going on tumblr and searching for "depressive quotes" to fit their mood.

oh, alec is having a edgy breakdown again; typical alec!~

by hotnesscalledlizizizi September 25, 2017

Pink Breakfast

Fucking a girl on the kitchen floor, cumming inside her vagina and then sucking up the cum dripping from her to the floor

A: So did you hook up with that girl yesterday?
B:Yea we did a mean Pink Breakfast

by ProfessorFilthyLazis August 6, 2018

circuit breaker

circuit breaker or breaker is an automatic resettable switch used for electrical distribution and circuit protection in residential commercial and industrial buildings and has replaced fuses as the preferred electrical distribution and circuit protection in newer buildings and upgrades

my circuit breaker tripped and i had to go down to the cellar to reset it no fuse to replace thank god for modern circuit breakers

by littlejimmie March 19, 2019

Anxiety Breakfast

The overwhelming hangxiety that one feels after a big night out, often while eating a sad regretful breakfast.

“Gosh Sheila. This is one hell of an anxiety breakfast. Last night was heavy”

“Not looking forward to our anxiety breakfast tomorrow”

“Seriously guys, I feel so anxiety breakfast”

by aliveandkickingOS August 12, 2021