On July 10, while his former RadioShack teammates push from Issoire to Saint-Flour, a Tour stage known as a leg-breaker, Armstrong will be in Davis, Calif., leading a bike race to benefit his foundation. ❋ Vanessa O'Connell (2011)
It was what professionals term a "leg-breaker" and Henderson could consider himself mightily fortunate to escape. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Among their many reporting coups, Barrett discovered that Giuliani's father was a mob enforcer and leg-breaker, and that he served time in prison under an assumed name. ❋ Len Levitt (2011)
Not even LBJ, the greatest leg-breaker the Senate and Presidency have ever seen, could government by fiat - even with huge Democratic majorities he had to compromise on a range of issues to get things done. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Freak of nature, beast of burden, hulking outcast, medieval prize fighter, Viking raider… God’s own leg-breaker. ❋ Unknown (2009)
But the 13. 1-mile leg-breaker offers the Spaniard the chance to lock down another distinction: the greatest climber in Tour de France history. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Maybe they loved it a little too much; was it coincidence that the mob started its long decline right after Puzo showed every humble leg-breaker how to turn his tragic saga into a best seller? ❋ Unknown (2008)
So if you owe internal revenue, a few bucks in back taxes, didn't be surprised if a leg-breaker named Vito shows up on your porch demanding money. ❋ Unknown (2006)
"Hikers would call this leg-breaker country," he said. ❋ Niven, Larry, 1938- (1992)
At the top of the hill, Split sat down well to the front of the low, rakish-looking leg-breaker. ❋ Miriam Michelson (1906)
Together they hauled the leg-breaker up the hill, parting at the snow-caked, wandering flights of steps, which seemed weary and worn with their endless task of climbing the mountain to Madigan's door. ❋ Miriam Michelson (1906)
All he had to do was to let go the end of rope he held, and the leg-breaker slipped smoothly back, while the king's runnered chariot shot ahead, drawn by the flying horses on whose backs the whip had descended. ❋ Miriam Michelson (1906)
A professional leg-breaker is described in the Weekly Medical Review of St. Louis, April, 1890. ❋ Unknown (1896)
A professional leg-breaker is described in the Weekly Medical Review of ❋ Unknown (1896)
In fairness to the modern-day player, though, you hardly ever see that kind of potential leg-breaker these days. ❋ Sam Allardyce (2012)
He sent a [henchman] to collect the debt.
The mafia boss arrived sorrounded by his [henchmen].
The film "Rocky" is about a Philadelphia leg-breaker given an unlikely chance to fight the reigning world [heavyweight]. ❋ G380 (2017)
