The sun finally cracked through the thick clouds.
crack through
idiomTo penetrate
After hours of digging, the rescue team finally cracked through the wall of debris to reach the trapped workers.
The explorer struggled for days against the frozen landscape before his pickaxe finally cracked through the dense layer of permafrost.
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crack a crust
To make a living.
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crack a fat
To get an erection of the penis.
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crack a smile
To smile, especially while attempting not to.
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crack down
To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.
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crack of dawn
The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
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crack up
To laugh.
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employ a steam engine to crack a nut
To carry out a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.
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fair crack of the whip
Let's have an equitable attempt, match, or process. Used as an appeal for reasonableness.