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Bookmark or Share- to crack open a beer - WordReference Forumsmgarizona is right about the origins of "crack open a beer"; nowadays, though, even people who weren't born when pop-top beer cans came on the market (way back when, one had to use a 'can piercer', colloquially known as a 'church key') might, as funnyhat says, say 'crack' as well as 'pop (not necessarily with 'open') a beer.
- cracked open - WordReference ForumsHello: in the following sentence I'm not sure about the meaning of "cracked open": "Two doors down and opposite the Blys' large, brick home, a miner and his wife cracked open their front door and listened together" Does "cracked open" mean "opened very slightly"? Thank you
- cracked his head open on the floor | WordReference ForumsIf you just 'crack' your head on the floor, you hit it hard and may get a terrible headache. If you 'crack it open' you hit it hard enough to break the skin and get a nasty cut which will bleed a lot.
- left the door cracked - WordReference ForumsYou left the door cracked, it's your fault! I saw this in a YouTube video (American) and there a guy saw a girl half-naked through a half-open door.
- The bag cracked open - WordReference ForumsHard material, e.g. hard plastic, glass "cracks." Bags are normally made of paper or fabric. Edit: ... or soft, flexible plastic.
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