Break
Break verb - To hasten away from something dangerous or frightening.
Usage example: the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above
Face
Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
How words are described
| good | good break | good face |
| full | full break | full face |
| nice | nice break | nice face |
| long | long break | long face |
| Other adjectives: complete, true, small, actual, entire, real, big, serious, huge, little, main, new, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If Adam Jensen from Deus Ex: Human Revolution grabs your face, he's about to break your neck.
Source: Face Palm of Doom -
Break Them by Talking: In the parody of "Lois and Clark," at the end, Superman comes face to face with Newt Gingrich, who's allied with Lex Luthor.
Source: Magazine / MAD aka: Mad Magazine -
In-universe example: in Dreamgirls, when the Dreamettes break out from the shadow of Jimmy Early and become the Dreams, Deena is promoted as the most marketable face.
Source: Face of the Band
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