意味: an unbroken view

n. 一眸, 一望

brok イディオム

all hell broke loose

people did crazy things, everybody was fighting When the fire alarm sounded, all hell broke loose.

be broke

be without money.

broke

have no money I spent all of my money on my holiday and I am now broke.

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.

broken record

(See like a broken record)

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

flat broke

having no money, out of cash By the end of my first term at university, I was flat broke.

go broke

lose all of one

go for broke

risk everything on one big effort, try as hard as possible After going for broke at the meeting last night we finally reached an agreement.

like a broken record

repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!

stone-broke

having no money He was stone-broke after he came back from his holiday in Greece.

die of a broken heart

Idiom(s): die of a broken heart

Theme: DAYDREAM

to die of emotional distress.
• I was not surprised to hear of her death. They say she died of a broken heart.
• In the movie, the heroine appeared to die of a broken heart, but the audience knew she was poisoned.

That's the straw that broke the camel's back

Idiom(s): That's the last straw, AND That's the straw that broke the camel's back

Theme: FINALITY

The final thing; the last little burden or problem that causes everything to collapse. (From the image of a camel being loaded down with much weight, one straw at a time. Finally, at some point, when one is adding straw after straw, one straw will finally be too much and the camel's back will break.)
• When Sally came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
• When she showed up late, that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
• Your last word was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Why did you have to say that?

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never

Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.

Broke as a joke and it ain't funny

This idiom in my opinion describes how it's not funny to be without a cent and just uses broke and joke as rhyming words that help explain this idiom a lot better.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

This is used when people get lucky and are undeservedly successful.('Even a stopped clock is right twice a day' is also used.)

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Any attempt to improve on a system that already works is pointless and may even hurt it.

Straw that broke the camel's back

The straw that broke the camel's back is the problem that made you lose your temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something.

Walking on broken glass

When a person is punished for something. e.g. 'She had me walking on broken glass.'

to be broke

"She's always broke at the end of the month."

go broke|broke|go

v. phr., slang To lose all one's money; especially by taking a chance; owe more than you can pay. The inventor went broke because nobody would buy his machine. Dan had a quarter but he went broke matching pennies with Fred.

go for broke|broke|go|go for

v. phr., slang To risk everything on one big effort; use all your energy and skill; try as hard as possible. The racing car driver decided to go for broke in the biggest race of the year.
Compare: ALL-OUT.

honest broker|broker|honest

n. phr. A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle a dispute. Michael has been asked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument between the employees and the management.

housebroken

adj. Trained to go outside to relieve themselves (said of domestic pets, primarily dogs). All young puppies must eventually be housebroken.

stone-broke|broke|dead|dead broke|flat|flat broke|

adj., informal Having no money; penniless. Jill wanted to go to the movies but she was stone-broke. The man gambled and was soon flat broke.

broken reed

broken reed
A weak or unreliable support, as in I'd counted on her to help, but she turned out to be a broken reed. The idea behind this idiom, first recorded about 1593, was already present in a mid-15th-century translation of a Latin tract, “Trust not nor lean not upon a windy reed.”

if it ain't broke don't fix it

if it ain't broke don't fix it
Don't meddle with something that's functioning adequately. For example, So long as they like our proposal let's not change it; if it ain't broke don't fix it. This folksy and deliberately ungrammatical expression dates from the mid-1900s. For a synonym, see leave well enough alone.