se casser

to break oneself; to leave or get out

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phrase Common #9,066
to break oneself; to leave or get out With a body part, it means to break that body part. Informally, it can mean “to leave” or “to get out.”
FR: On entre, on prend le fric et on se casse.
EN: We go in, take the money, and get out.

On n'a qu'à se casser, et terminé.

We can just get the hell out of here, and that’s that.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Il va se casser le cou.

He's going to break his neck.

— Amarcord (1973)

Je crois qu'on devrait tous se casser d'ici, le plus vite possible.

I think we should all get out of here as fast as possible.

— Cold Storage (2026)

On va se casser une dent !

We're going to break a tooth!

— Whiplash (2014)

Il pourrait se casser.

It might break.

Comment a-t-il pu se casser ?

How could it have broken?

L'écran a dû se casser quand il est tombé.

The screen must have broken when it fell.

— Primate (2026)

Cette chaise peut se casser à tout moment.

This chair could break at any moment.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Wow, je ne savais pas que les voitures américaines pouvaient se casser.

Wow, I didn't know American cars could break down.

— Assassination (2015)

Si elle se bat dans cet état, elle va se casser.

If she fights in this state, she's going to break.

— Dangal (2016)

Tante Leslie a failli se casser le cou.

Aunt Leslie almost broke her neck.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Il va se casser.

He’s going to break.

— The Wandering Earth (2019)