break loose (from someone)
- break loose (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.
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She broke free from him, at last.
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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.
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She was almost thirty before she finally broke free.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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tear loose (from someone or something) — [ter...] in. to manage to break away from someone or something. □ The quarterback tore loose and ran twenty yards for a first down. □ Barlowe tore loose from Rocko and made for the door … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
break\ loose — • break away • break loose v. phr. To liberate oneself from someone or something. Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong … Словарь американских идиом
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
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\ away — • break away • break loose v. phr. To liberate oneself from someone or something. Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong … Словарь американских идиом
loose — loose1 [ lus ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not firmly fixed ▸ 2 not grouped together ▸ 3 not tight ▸ 4 not exact/detailed ▸ 5 not carefully organized ▸ 6 about waste from body ▸ 7 ball: not controlled ▸ 8 careless in speaking ▸ 9 sexually immoral ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loose — I UK [luːs] / US [lus] adjective Word forms loose : adjective loose comparative looser superlative loosest ** 1) not firmly fixed in position loose floorboards a loose tooth work/come loose (= become loose): One of the screws had worked loose. a) … English dictionary
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 away — or[break loose] {v. phr.} To liberate oneself from someone or something. * /Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break away — or[break loose] {v. phr.} To liberate oneself from someone or something. * /Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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
