| 词汇 | break-duck |
| 释义 | break your duckidiomUK in cricket, to score the first run(= point) of an innings(= a period in which a player tries to hit the ball): After nine overs the batsman was yet to break his duck. The captain just had time to break her duck before rain started and the players headed for the pavilion. to win something or to score a point, goal, etc. for the first time: The golfer broke his duck in the majors by winning last year's US Open. It took him more than a year to score for the club, finally breaking his duck in the 2-1 win over Spurs. The jockey has been riding winners for more than 25 years, since breaking his duck at Windsor in 1997. The actor, who has never won an Emmy, Oscar, or Golden Globe, hopes to break his duck with this role. Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook jaffa king pair late cut leg break leg bye strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning, losing & scoring in sport |
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