Break Phrasal Verbs And Idioms

Break away – run away, escape

• The horse broke away from the stable.

Break down – fail to work, go wrong; prove to be wrong.

• The machine broke down.

Break down – be overcome by emotion

• She broke down in the middle of her speech.

Break into – get into by force

• The police broke into the building to capture the thieves.

Break in – train

• We need a trainer to break our pony in.

Break off – stop abruptly, as in talking

• He broke off in the middle of his speech.

Break out – appear suddenly

• Plague has broken out in the city.

Break up – (of a meeting, school term etc.) end

• The meeting broke up at 10 pm.

Break up – disperse

• The police used tear gas to break up the mob.