No. 5,013 in Russian
ломать
To break.
In a sentence
Я не хотел ломать этот стул.
I didn't mean to break this chair.
Here 'ломать' means to physically destroy or fracture an object.
Не стоит ломать голову над этой задачей.
You should not rack your brain over this task.
Here 'ломать' is used metaphorically to mean overthinking or over-analyzing.
Эти правила нельзя ломать.
These rules cannot be broken.
Here 'ломать' metaphorically refers to violating or not adhering to rules or expectations.
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