The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SETDOWN
Set"down`, n.
Definition: The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IDENTIFY
(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”
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