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Meaning of break one's duck | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To score one's first run in an innings.
  2. To do something for the first time.
    British, broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“Best had come on as a substitute in the 1-0 win at Wigan last weekend and wasted a goalscoring opportunity after stumbling as he was about to shoot, so many of the fans in black and white could have been forgiven for thinking that perhaps the burly forward was destined not to break his duck.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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