break free (from someone)
- break free (from someone)
break away (from someone) & break free (from someone) & break loose (from someone)
1. Lit. to get free of the physical hold of someone. •
I tried to break away from him, but he was holding me too tight.
•
She broke free from him, at last.
•
I broke free from the intruder.
2. Fig. to sever a relationship with another person, especially the parent-child relationship. •
He found it hard to break away from his mother.
•
She was almost thirty before she finally broke free.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
Look at other dictionaries:
break free — see ↑break loose below. • • • Main Entry: ↑break * * * another way of saying break away * * * break free : to become able to move or escape by using force or effort The prisoner struggled to break free. : to get away from someone or something… … Useful english dictionary
break free — or break loose 1) to escape from someone who is trying to hold you 2) to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life She ll never be happy until she breaks free of her family … English dictionary
free — free1 W1S1 [fri:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no cost)¦ 2¦(not a prisoner)¦ 3¦(not controlled)¦ 4¦(not busy)¦ 5¦(not being used)¦ 6¦(not suffering)¦ 7¦(not containing something)¦ 8¦(tax)¦ 9 feel free 10 free and easy … Dictionary of contemporary English
break away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away. [V P from n] I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall... [V P] Willie Hamilton broke away early in the race. Syn: cut … English dictionary
break loose — break free or break loose 1) to escape from someone who is trying to hold you 2) to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life She ll never be happy until she breaks free of her family … English dictionary
break — [[t]bre͟ɪk[/t]] ♦ breaks, breaking, broke, broken 1) V ERG When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped. [V n] He fell through the window, breaking the glass … English dictionary
break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… … English dictionary
free — 1 /fri:/ adjective ALLOWED TO DO WHAT YOU WANT 1 allowed to do whatever you want, without being controlled or restricted : free to do sth: The children are free to decide which activity they would like to do. 2 feel free spoken used to tell… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
break loose — verb 1. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise (Freq. 2) His anger exploded • Syn: ↑explode, ↑burst forth • Derivationally related forms: ↑explosion (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
