Beginner Level Advanced Level

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

like: break → →

She had broken the world 100 metres record. ☊ break ☊
The movie broke all box-office records. ☊ break ☊
break (for sth): Let's break for lunch. ☊ break ☊
break sth: a broken night's sleep (= a night during which you often wake up) ☊ break ☊
We broke our journey in Oxford (= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to). ☊ break ☊
to break the law/rules/conditions ☊ break ☊
to break an agreement/a contract/a promise/your word ☊ break ☊
to break an appointment (= not to come to it) ☊ break ☊
He was breaking the speed limit (= travelling faster than the law allows). ☊ break ☊
My watch has broken. ☊ break ☊
break sth: I think I've broken the washing machine. ☊ break ☊
All the windows broke with the force of the blast. ☊ break ☊
The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it. ☊ break ☊
break in/into sth: She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces. ☊ break ☊
break sth: to break a cup/window ☊ break ☊
She fell off a ladder and broke her arm. ☊ break ☊
break sth in/into sth: He broke the chocolate in two. ☊ break ☊
The ship was broken up for scrap metal. ☊ break sth up ☊
Sentences can be broken up into clauses. ☊ break sth up ☊
The ship broke up on the rocks. ☊ break up ☊
Their marriage has broken up. ☊ break up ☊
She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me. ☊ break sth off ☊
Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. ☊ break sth off ☊
They've broken off their engagement. ☊ break sth off ☊
The back section of the plane had broken off. ☊ break off ☊
We had our car broken into last week. ☊ break into sth ☊
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. ☊ break sth down ☊
The telephone system has broken down. ☊ break down ☊
We (= the car) broke down on the freeway. ☊ break down ☊
Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. ☊ break down ☊
He broke down and wept when he heard the news. ☊ break down ☊
Burglars had broken in while we were away. ☊ break in ☊
They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939. ☊ break out ☊
Fighting had broken out between rival groups of fans. ☊ break out ☊
Fire broke out during the night. ☊ break out ☊
She's just broken up with her boyfriend. ☊ break up (with sb) ☊
We had a weekend break in New York. ☊ break ☊
a well-earned break ☊ break ☊
a coffee/lunch/tea break ☊ break ☊
Let's take a break. ☊ break ☊
a break for lunch ☊ break ☊
She worked all day without a break. ☊ break ☊
a break in my daily routine ☊ break ☊
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. ☊ break ☊
More news after the break. ☊ break ☊
a big/hearty/light breakfast ☊ breakfast ☊
a cooked breakfast ☊ breakfast ☊
Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast? ☊ breakfast ☊
They were having breakfast when I arrived. ☊ breakfast ☊
She doesn't eat much breakfast. ☊ breakfast ☊