whoa broke
v. phr.— «My current dog is what’s called “whoa-broke.” I could have, most likely, stopped her in her tracks, with just a shout.» —“Instinctive ice rescue results in important lesson learned” by Don Steese Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennysylvania) June 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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