break someone's face — meaning & examples

Language: en

Meanings:

  • 1.

    globalinformalviolent
    • To strike or assault someone with the intent to injure their face; to inflict physical facial injury.

    Examples

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    • He broke the attacker’s face in self-defense during the street fight last night.

      He broke the attacker’s face in self-defense during the street fight last night.

    • The boxer was hospitalized after his opponent broke his face with a powerful punch.

      The boxer was hospitalized after his opponent broke his face with a powerful punch.

    • In the brawl, several people broke each other's faces, resulting in multiple injuries.

      In the brawl, several people broke each other's faces, resulting in multiple injuries.

    • Breaking someone's face is a serious assault that can lead to criminal charges.

      Breaking someone's face is a serious assault that can lead to criminal charges.

  • 2.

    globalslanginformal
    • Used hyperbolically to threaten, intimidate, or promise severe defeat or humiliation; not always literal.

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    • If you keep insulting him, I swear I’ll break your face next time we meet!

      If you keep insulting him, I swear I’ll break your face next time we meet!

    • The rival gang threatened to break the leader’s face if he didn’t back down from their turf.

      The rival gang threatened to break the leader’s face if he didn’t back down from their turf.

    • He promised to break their faces in the upcoming match, but luckily, it was just trash talk.

      He promised to break their faces in the upcoming match, but luckily, it was just trash talk.

Examples:

  • EN: When I drank to dull the, or, uh, whenever I wanted to break someone's face, 'cause the drinking and the temper and the anger, those things in me were his.
    ID: Saat aku mabuk untuk mengurangi... Atau... Setiap kali aku ingin menghancurkan wajah seseorang...
  • EN: I feel like, if I didn't work out, I wanna break someone's face, you know.
    ES: Si no hiciera ejercicio, le partiría la cara a alguien, ya sabes.
  • EN: When I drank to dull the... or, uh... whenever I wanted to break someone's face, 'cause the drinking and the temper and the anger, those things in me were his.
    ES: O cuando quería romperle la cara a alguien, porque la bebida, el carácter y el enojo, esas cosas en mí, eran suyas.
  • EN: I feel like, if I didn't work out, I'd wanna break someone's face.
    ES: Si no hiciera ejercicio, le partiría la cara a alguien.
    ID: Rasanya jika tak berolahraga, aku ingin mematahkan wajah seseorang.
  • EN: And I could break someone's face.
    HI: लेकिन किसी का मुँह ज़रूर तोड़ सकती हूँ.
    HI: लेकिन किसी का मुंह जरूर तोड़ सकती हूं।
    HI: लेकिन किसी का मुँह ज़रूर तोड़ सकती हूँ
  • EN: I would break someone's face.
    HI: हम किसी के चेहरे को हरा देंगे।
  • EN: It can certainly break someone's face.
    HI: लेकिन किसी का मुँह ज़रूर तोड़ सकती हैं।

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