Deyimsel İfadeler - Break - Phrasal Verbs with Break

02/01/2010 16:03:37

Find out what does these phrasal verbs mean?

  1. Break Out :

    Thundering applause broke out as she stepped onto the stage.

    As soon as he starts to talk a tremendous laughter breaks out.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • to appear suddenly on the skin
    • start suddenly
    • to enter using force usually in order to steal something
     
  2. Break Off :

    She started to speak as soon as we sat, then broke off while a waitress served us coffee.

    I broke off in the middle of speaking and now I can't remember what I was saying.

    He started to act strange; he talks and asks unconnected questions, then breaks off for sometime and again starts to talk forgetting what he said a minute ago.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • suddenly stop talking
    • interrupt
    • wear something new [esp. shoes] for short periods of time in order to make them comfortable
     
  3. Break Out In :

    After that day he broke out in a cold sweat and shake uncontrollably.

    I broke out in a huge red rash the day before the party.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • start suddenly
    • appear suddenly on the skin
    • stop being part of a group
     
  4. Break Away :

    At the age of 19, she broke away from her family and moved to New York.

    A group of employees broke away to set up a rival company.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • to ran away
    • to enter using force usually in order to steal something
    • to stop being part of a group because you disagree ar you don't want to be controlled by them
     
  5. Break In / Into :

    My car's been broken into twice this month.

    He broke into their computer system and stole some top secret records.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • to enter using force usually in order to steal something
    • to ran away
    • stop being part of a group
     
  6. Break In On :

    I don't want to break in on their meeting. It must be about something really important.

    He is always doing this! He again broke in on my telephone conversation.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • enter using force usually in order to steal something
    • start suddenly
    • interrupt
     
  7. Break (sth) In / Break In (sth) :

    I'm just wearing these boots around the house to break them in.

    I went for a walk to break in my new shoes.

    Which of the following examples is this structure used?
    • stop being part of a group
    • to wear something new [esp. shoes] for short periods of time in order to make them comfortable
    • start suddenly
     
  8. Break Up : Match the sentences. Each two sentences have phrasal verbs with the same meaning.
1.Three men were needed to break up the fight.
 
2. He started drinking heavily after his marriage broke up.
 
3. After the heavy rain for three days, the roads began to break up into mud.
 

a. It's now three years since she broke up with her boyfriend.

b. It seems that the plane just broke up in the air.

c. The fight broke up when the police arrived.

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