Sunday, September 25, 2016

Phrasal verbs with break away / down / into / off - Exercise

Read the definitions and choose the best answers.

Phrasal verbMeaning
break awayto separate or leave from a person, place, etc
to escape
break downto collapse physically or emotionally
to hit a door, wall, building, etc, in order to make it fall.
to stop working properly
break intoto interrupt
to enter by force into a place, vehicle etc
break offto end a discussion, conversation, relationship, etc
to stop doing something


We must suspect that last night a criminal broke  the house.

The car broke , so they had to walk.

My cellphone charger broke .

She broke crying.

He broke  talking because of the sudden noise.

Scotland wants to break from England.

The prisoner broke from the guards who were holding him.

He often breaks  the middle of a conversation.

Two police officers tried to restrain him, but he broke and ran into a nearby house.

She broke when she heard the news.

His health has broken because of overwork.

Tom eventually broke  and confessed.

Tom tried to break the door.

You'd better break  smoking.

Tom broke our conversation.

A burglar broke his house.

That country broke diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.

The two countries have broken diplomatic relations.

They are breaking  the wall.

He was in the middle of a funny story when he broke to answer the telephone.

Can you break  from your parents?


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