English Explanatory Dictionary

break one's duck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To score one's first run in an innings.
  2. To do something for the first time.

Pronunciation

en-au-break one's duck.ogg

Word forms

break one's duck breaks one's duck breaking one's duck broke one's duck broken one's duck

Etymology

From cricket, where duck means a score of zero.

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