once more into the breach

phrase

Let's get back to work.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialLet's get back to work.

Origin

A misquotation of Shakespeare's Henry V, act III, scene I: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more."

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APA

once more into the breach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/once%20more%20into%20the%20breach

MLA

“once more into the breach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/once%20more%20into%20the%20breach. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “once more into the breach,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/once%20more%20into%20the%20breach.

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