The man still cracked the bricks, much more slowly now.
Usually men crack on they've had a lot more sexual partners than is true, while women own up to far fewer.
"That old man might have cracked my skull with that gun."
The man cracked the inner door open about an inch.
That big strong man cracked, but I held on.
If either man cracked his teeth, he would punch him right in the mouth.
The older man looked at him and cracked a lopsided smile.
Either the man would crack, or his wife would, watching.
Moreover, few men can crack the mysterious code of the refrigerator, so they always end up putting things in the wrong place.
The wives worry that their men may crack under the strain.