Alternative spelling of four-on-the-floor.

(idiomatic, colloquial) To maintain daily routine and provide the necessities of life in a home or community.

present participle of break the fourth wall

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of break the fourth wall

(idiomatic, fiction) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

simple past tense of break the fourth wall

past participle of break the fourth wall

(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.

(idiomatic) To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.

(idiomatic) to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)