She broke a bit away and popped it into her mouth.
•Todd broke away a piece from the bar of candy.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
break away from something — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain … New idioms dictionary
break away from someone — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain … New idioms dictionary
break away from — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain … New idioms dictionary
break away (from something) — … Useful english dictionary
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break away — (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain. We re… … New idioms dictionary
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 — [n1] fissure, opening breach, cleft, crack, discontinuity, disjunction, division, fracture, gap, gash, hole, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split, tear; concepts 230,757 Ant. association, attachment, binding, combination, fastening, juncture break… … New thesaurus
break|a|way — «BRAYK uh WAY», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act or condition of separating sharply from a group or pattern. 2. the separation of the shock wave from the fireball of an atomic explosion as it moves ahead. 3. U.S. Slang. a stage prop simulating a… … Useful english dictionary
break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
break away — verb 1. move away or escape suddenly (Freq. 2) The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out this prison is high security • Syn: ↑break, ↑break out • Derivationally relat … Useful english dictionary
