break one's duck

Language: en

1.
UKAustraliaNew ZealandGeneralinformalneutral
- To achieve a first success or to score for the first time after a period of failure or nonachievement.
2.
UKAustraliaNew Zealandneutralsport
- Originally from cricket: to end a sequence of innings in which a batsman had been dismissed without scoring (a 'duck') by scoring runs.

Examples:

EN: To break one's duck means the person has done something for the first time.
TE: HandsTransplant: ఆపరేషన్ ద్వారా వ్యక్తికి చేతులు. . తొలిసారి ఏం చేద్దామనుకుంటున్నాడంటే.

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