1. If you press the wrong buttons, the machine will break ……… . / down, in, off, through /
2. School breaks ……… for Easter on 2nd April. / out, up, down, off /
3. The troops managed to break ………the enemy lines. / off, down, through, over /
4. Sheila broke ……… her engagement last week. / in, up, out, off /
5. This music brings ……… happy memories. / to, back, out, along /
6. The author will bring ……… his new novel soon. / in, about, to, out /
7. We managed to bring him ……… by splashing his face with water. / about, round, together, on /
8. They had to call ……… the football match because of the weather. / back, in, off, out /
9. I don’t feel well but I’ll carry ……… working anyway. / on, off, away, over /
10. I came ……… my old photo album while tidying up. / at, by, down, across /
11. I feel terrible! I must be coming ……… the flu. / up, down with, out, through /
12. When Sally’s uncle died, she came ……… a small fortune. / by, up with, to, into /
13. The details of the corruption scandal eventually came ……… . / in, off, out, round /
14. He eventually managed to came ……… a solution. / up to, through, in, up with /
15. I’m not cut ……… working in the office. / out, out for, up, to /
16. You must cut ……… the amount of sugar you consume. / into, in, off, down on /
17. Most countries have done ……… the death penalty. / out, away with, with, up /
18. I’m really thirsty. I could do ……… a drink. / up, with, out, in /
break sth<->down
1 to make sth fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard:
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside.
2 to destroy sth or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that sb has:
to break down resistance / opposition • to break down sb’s reserve / shyness • Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.
Braek up (especially BrE) to begin the holidays when school closes at the end of a TERM:
When do you break up for Christmas?
BREAKTHROUGH
break through | break through sth
1 to make a way through sth using force
2 (of the sun or moon) to appear from behind clouds
break through sth to succeed in dealing with an attitude that sb has and the difficulties it creates
SYN OVERCOME
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