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Idioms: the breaking point -- the can

Idiom	Meaning	Example
the breaking point	the time you cannot go on, the point where you quit	My job was so stressful I reached the breaking point. I had to quit.
the brush-off	refusal, rejection	The first time he asked her for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
the buck stops here	I am responsible for what we do - no one else; pass the buck	"The buck stops here," the new manager said to us. "We don't blame others for our problems."
the bum's rush	being chased away, run out of town	If you tell us to pay more tax we'll give you the bum's rush.
the burbs	the suburbs; outlying residential districts	That's Jan's dream: two children and a home in the burbs.
the burning question	the main question, what we all want to know	Who drove the car into the lake? That's the burning question.
the butt of the joke	the person who is laughed at, the goat	Frank is so sensitive. He hates to be the butt of a joke.
the call of duty	the feeling that you have to work, duty calls	When the group needs a secretary I answer the call of duty.
the calm before the storm	the quiet time just before anger or an attack	The enemy is planning an attack. This is the calm before the storm.
the can	toilet, washroom, the john, the loo	Who's in the can? Please hurry! I have to go!