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Phrasal Verbs

With 'Break'

Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you've said this word many times. Do you use phrasal verbs with 'break'❓
If you don't. Well, I'll tell you some of them. Let's begin❗

Break down
1. If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stop working.
     Sam's 🚗 broke down on the freeway.
                        ↳ break down
2. To become very bad.
     Andy's health broke down under the pressure of work.
                                       ↳ break down
3. To lose control of your feelings and start crying.
     Sonja broke down when she heard her brother death.
                    ↳ break down

Break in
To enter a 🏢by force.
     The 👮 said that burglars must had broken in Louis' 🏡.
                                                                               ↳ break in

Break (sth) off
To end something suddenly.
     My brother and his 💍👩 broke off their engagement.
                                                       ↳ break off

Break up (with sb)
To end a relationship with 👨/👩.
     Rose's just broken up with John.
                    ↳ break up (with sb)

Break with sth
To end a connection with something.
     Mark is a comedian. He broke with his family tradition.
                    ↳ break up with sth
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