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broke someone's face

broke someone's face is the simple past of break someone's face.

Meaning of break someone's face

Verb

break someone's face (third-person singular simple present breaks someone's face, present participle breaking someone's face, simple past broke someone's face, past participle broken someone's face)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To beat up someone violently.

Questions about broke someone's face

What is broke someone's face the simple past of?
Broke someone's face is the simple past of break someone's face.

Words near broke someone's face in the dictionary

  1. broke ranks
  2. broke rigor
  3. broke shins
  4. broke someone's back
  5. broke someone's balls
  6. broke someone's face
  7. broke someone's heart
  8. broke squelch
  9. broke stride
  10. broke the back of
  11. broke the bank

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