Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Cook
Cook verb - To take place.
Usage example: wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- For one thing, did he cook meth out of a genuine desire to provide for his family or was it his own personal retaliation against a world he feels never cut him a break?
- Tilda and Tabby from "Paradise Towers", who are courteous and welcoming to passers-by, until they break out a knife to butcher the guest and cook them.
Source: Affably Evil / Live-Action TV -
Tellingly, the dragon bros insist that Spike break the phoenix egg—then, after "fighting" the dragons off, the ponies (or, at least Twilight) make Spike cook the egg for breakfast.
Source: Web Video / Ultra Fast Pony
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