Break Collocations Quiz

Break Collocations

• Break a habit: Stop engaging in a routine behavior.
• Break a bone/Break your arm: Fracture a bone, resulting in injury.
• Break a leg: An idiomatic expression meaning "Good luck," often said before a performance.
• Break a promise: Fail to fulfill a commitment.
• Break a record: Surpass a previous achievement.
• Break a window: Create a crack or hole in a window.
• Break the ice: Initiate social interaction in a situation where people are hesitant.
• Break someone's heart: Cause emotional pain and grief to someone who loves you.
• Break the rules: Violate a rule or regulation
• Break the law: Commit a crime - an act prohibited by law.
• Break the news to someone: Inform someone of new information, often bad news.
• Break even: Earn the same amount of money as spent, resulting in zero profit or loss.
• Break the silence: Interupt a period of quiet with noise.
• Break loose: Escape from a restraint or confinement.
• Break wind: Informally refer to releasing intestinal gas.
• Break ground: Begin construction of a new project with a ceremony.
• Break new ground: Make progress in a new area or advance past previous achievements.
• Break a code: Decipher a secret code to understand a message.
• Break one's fall: Reduce the impact of a person falling to the ground.
• Break the mold: Do something differently after it has been done the same way for a long time.

Break Collocations

• Break a habit: cease a regular pattern of behavior.
• Break a bone: fracture a bone, usually through an injury.
• Break a leg: an idiom expressing good luck, often used before performances.
• Break a promise: fail to fulfill a commitment.
• Break a record: surpass the previous best achievement in a specific area.
• Break a window: damage a window, creating a crack or hole.
• Break the ice: initiate social interaction, overcoming awkwardness.
• Break someone's heart: cause emotional pain and grief to a loved one.
• Break the rules: violate established guidelines.
• Break the law: commit an illegal act.
• Break the news to someone: inform someone of new information, often negative.
• Break even: achieve a financial balance, where income equals expenses.
• Break the silence: interrupt a period of quiet with sound.
• Break loose: escape from confinement or restraint.
• Break wind: informally meaning to release gas from the intestines.
• Break ground: begin construction, marking the start with a ceremony.
• Break new ground: make advancements beyond prior achievements.
• Break a code: decipher a secret code.
• Break one's fall: reduce the impact of a fall.
• Break the mold: do something differently after a long period of consistent practice.