(cricket) A normal ball bowled by a off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).

(baseball) A curveball.

Alternative form of backbreaking

(baseball, dated, slang, 1800s) To throw a curve ball.

The primary income-earner in a household.

(idiomatic) Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.

A basket used for storing or carrying bread. / (agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.

A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee.

(intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. / (transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness.

Alternative form of breakup