Broken window, broken screen, broken dishes, broken antiques.
Empty liquor bottles, broken dishes.
In a corner of the dining room, broken dishes are Super-Glued to the wall.
But most of the dozen or so people I talked to said any problems with home exchanges were usually minor, like different housekeeping standards, undivulged smoking habits, broken dishes or mismatched expectations.
This is not just the place where, for more than 50 years, the rest of the city has sent its potato peels, broken dishes and every kind of household trash.
-- NAN A. ROTHSCHILD, professor at Barnard College Teacup Between Front and South Streets In a large box, probably a privy, that we located in 1984, we found broken dishes, glass and bones, as well as a piece of a Chinese porcelain teacup with a faint monogram: "CVB".
And most damage is not serious, but instead involves incidents such as scratched walls or broken dishes.
When questioned regarding Carey's suicidal rumor, Berger claimed she had broken dishes out of desperation, and as a result, accidentally cut her hands and feet.
Just before dinner Grandmother violently lost her temper at the maid for breaking dishes.
