breaking and entering

breaking and entering
breaking and entering
the crime of forcing one's way into a place. (A criminal charge.) •

Wilbur was charged with four counts of breaking and entering.

It was not an act of breaking and entering. The thief just opened the door and walked right in.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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