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breaking luck

breaking luck is the present participle and gerund of break luck.

Meaning of break luck

Verb

break luck (third-person singular simple present breaks luck, present participle breaking luck, simple past broke luck, past participle broken luck)

  1. (slang) For a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day.
    • When she re-appeared it would only be a matter of minutes before she "Broke luck" (dated her first john).1970, John Terry Robinson, The double circle people, page 9

Questions about breaking luck

What is breaking luck the present participle and gerund of?
Breaking luck is the present participle and gerund of break luck.

Words near breaking luck in the dictionary

  1. breaking into a run
  2. breaking it
  3. breaking it down
  4. breaking it to
  5. breaking loose
  6. breaking luck
  7. breaking new ground
  8. breaking news
  9. breaking of the waters
  10. breaking off
  11. breaking on

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