an example of breaking something down is scratching something
sluicing_down is rain_cats_and_dogging. biting_one's_fingernails is biting. ice_scraper is tangible_thing. throwing_away is abandoning. stabbing is cutting_incomplete_separation. rust_causing_stuff is tangible_thing. scratching is clawing. hurting_yourself is masochistic. scratching is primping. breaking_off is break.