English

Verb

to break it down ‎(third-person singular simple present breaks it down, present participle breaking it down, simple past and past participle broke it down)

1. (US, slang) To dance, especially in a hip hop style.
   • 2006, The Hollywood reporter, Volume 395, Hollywood Reporter Inc., p. 16:

     ... Renee Victor breaking it down on the dance floor beneath a hanging decoration that looked like a bunch of enormous joints.

   • 2010, Christine Mills, Mahler Mills Christy Mahler Mills, No Regrets, iUniverse, p. 119:

     Actually, the stain wasn't even very noticeable while we were breaking it down on the dance floor.