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breaks luck

breaks luck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is breaks luck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks luck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break luck.

Words near breaks luck in the dictionary

  1. breaks into a run
  2. breaks it
  3. breaks it down
  4. breaks it to
  5. breaks loose
  6. breaks luck
  7. breaks of gauge
  8. breaks off
  9. breaks on
  10. breaks on the wheel
  11. breaks one off

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