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Mehtab_memon Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
IDIOM STARTS WITH BREAK
1. To break down -to fail
His health broke down through - over work.
2. To break into - to enter suddenly.
Last night a theif broke into his house.
3. To break off - to stop suddenly.
He broke off in the middle of his speech.
4. To break up - to dissolve.
The meeting broke up late at night.
All of the above idioms would be highly usefull for your ppl.
Regards,
Ibanker
His health broke down through - over work.
2. To break into - to enter suddenly.
Last night a theif broke into his house.
3. To break off - to stop suddenly.
He broke off in the middle of his speech.
4. To break up - to dissolve.
The meeting broke up late at night.
All of the above idioms would be highly usefull for your ppl.
Regards,
Ibanker
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I thought that I would add a couple more definitions to your list. To break down can mean to fail as you mention, but you could also break down in tears. To break into I would suggest it is more entering using force rather than suddenly.
- I thought that I would add a couple more definitions to your list.
- To break down can mean to fail as you mention, but you could also break down in tears.
- To break into I would suggest it is more entering using force rather than suddenly.
- To break off - again I agree that it is stopping suddenly but you can also break off something (as in to snap something).
- Dave
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I thought that I would add a couple more definitions to your list.
To break down can mean to fail as you mention, but you could also break down in tears.
To break into I would suggest it is more entering using force rather than suddenly.
To break off - again I agree that it is stopping suddenly but you can also break off something (as in to snap something).
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To break down can mean to fail as you mention, but you could also break down in tears.
To break into I would suggest it is more entering using force rather than suddenly.
To break off - again I agree that it is stopping suddenly but you can also break off something (as in to snap something).
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for "break down," it can also mean to disassemble, as in, "We had to break down the tables and chairs and store them on rolling carts after we completed our meeting in the borrowed room."
or, it is used to describe an emotional or nervous collapse, as in, "She had a complete breakdown after the death of her child and had to spend time in a hospital for nervous disorders." In that case,
or, it is used to describe an emotional or nervous collapse, as in, "She had a complete breakdown after the death of her child and had to spend time in a hospital for nervous disorders." In that case,
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