jpdb beta

to exert oneself greatly; to take pains

to smash; to break

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

to count on one's fingers

to break off writing

to humble someone

to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect

to concede a point; to yield; to give in

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails