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Oligalma Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Cut through / Break through

What are the differences between Cut through and Break through?

I broke through the rock
I cut through the rock
  

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cut Sounds like you used a sharp blade, eg a powerful saw. broke Sounds like you hit it hard, eg with a big hammer, Clive

— Clive

  • cut Sounds like you used a sharp blade, eg a powerful saw.
  • broke Sounds like you hit it hard, eg with a big hammer, Clive
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cut Sounds like you used a sharp blade, eg a powerful saw.

broke Sounds like you hit it hard, eg with a big hammer,

Clive
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I found these two expressions in this video:



Minute 1:28
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The tool in the video is a pickaxe.
Look here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickaxe
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