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Meanings of break the blow in English

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Usage of break the blow in English
1
He was considering how he could possibly break the blow to his wife.
The Red Cross Girl
2
Stuart hurried to her side and tried to break the blow with cheerful words.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
3
Yes; Mr. Kingdon left me one day without a warning word to break the blow.
Charlotte's Inheritance
4
His thoughtful Big Brother came in person to tell him and break the blow with new ambitions and new hopes.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
5
It breaks the blow by meeting it half-way, and so on.
The Woman in White
6
My helmet broke the blow, and I was stunned rather than injured, I think.
By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
7
Bang came Harrison's right upon the mark once more, but Crab broke the blow with his elbow, and jumped laughing away.
Rodney Stone
8
Hat and wig broke the blow somewhat; but the little man dropped with a moan and lay quite still in the road.
The Blue Pavilions
9
However, the two incidents together had the effect of taking up my attention and breaking the blow which I had had in the Cullingworth letter.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
10
"Justice shall strike and Mercy shall not hold her hands: she shall strike sore strokes, and Pity shall not break the blow."
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
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