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101break ground — Synonyms and related words: break the ice, cast away, cast loose, cast off, cat the anchor, create, drop the mooring, head, head up, initiate, invent, lead, lead off, lead the way, loose for sea, originate, pioneer, precede, stand first, take the …
102break\ in — v (stress on in ) 1a. To break from outside. The firemen broke in the door of the burning house. 1b. To enter by force or unlawfully. Thieves broke in while the family was away. 2. To enter suddenly or interrupt. A stranger broke in on the… …
103break ranks — 1) if a member of a group breaks ranks, they disagree publicly with the rest of the group Toricelli angered fellow Democrats by breaking ranks with the leadership. 2) if soldiers or police officers break ranks, they stop standing in lines and… …
104away — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. absent, elsewhere, far off, gone. See distance, absence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Removed] Syn. absent, not present, gone, distant, at a distance, not here, elsewhere, far afield, at arm s length …
105break free — phrasal to get away by overcoming restraints or constraints …
106break north — vb American to depart, leave. A vogue term in black street slang of the 1990s, the origin of the term is obscure but may evoke the escape of a slave from the southern states. A variety of euphemisms (like its contemporaries bail, book, jam and… …
107break jail — escape from prison, run away from jail …
108break down — fail, not operate, out of order If that copier breaks down again I m going to give it away …
109Alternative break — An alternative break is a trip where a group of college students (usually 10 12 per trip) engage in volunteer service, typically for a week. Alternative break trips originated with college students in the early 1980’s as a counter to traditional… …
110get away — verb 1. run away from confinement (Freq. 8) The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison • Syn: ↑escape, ↑break loose • Derivationally related forms: ↑getaway, ↑escape ( …
