break (open) a shell

Examples (10)

• You'll need a tool to break the shell of the coconut.
• The chef showed us how to break open the shell of a crab.
• Carefully break the shell of the oyster to reveal the pearl inside.
• It took some effort to break the hard shell of the walnut.
• He used a hammer to break the shell of the egg.
• The children loved trying to break the shell of the boiled eggs.
• I need to break this shell to get to the edible part.
• Can you help me break open this shell?
• The bird pecked at the nut until it could break the shell.
• This ancient tool was used to break the shell of hard nuts.