20 English collocations with BREAK

break is one of the most common verbs in the English language so let's learn 20 common collocations meaning words that are frequently used together after watching the lesson download the free PDF to try the quiz so you can test your knowledge of these cations click on the link in the description to get that lesson guide and quiz all right let's get started number one is break a habit that means stop doing the Habit number two break a bone or break your arm or break your leg that means to fracture a bone you injure yourself number three break a leg this is actually an idiomatic expression that means good luck it is often used to wish someone good luck when they are going to perform number four break a promise means not do what you promised the opposite is to keep a promise number five break a record that means to perform better than the previous record so you're setting a new record number six break a window window meaning to make a crack or hole in the window number seven break the ice this means to initiate social interaction especially in a situation where people are being shy and hesitant number eight break someone's heart this means to cause emotional pain or grief to a person who loves you number nine Break The Rules meaning do something that is prohibited by a rule number 10 break the law this means to do something that is illegal it is prohibited by law number 11 break the news to someone this means to tell someone some new information usually bad news number 12 Break Even This means to earn exactly as much money as you spent so the earning and spending cancel each other out and the result is zero number 13 break the silence this means to make a noise interrupting a period of Silence number 14 break loose meaning to escape from a restraint or from confinement number 15 break wind this is an alternative way to say release intestinal gas or informally fart number 16 break ground this means to begin digging into the ground for a new construction project we often do a small ceremony to commemorate it number 17 break new ground this means to make progress into a new area Advance Beyond previous achievement m in an area number 18 break a code this means to figure out a secret code so you can understand the message number 19 break someone's fall this means to lessen the impact of a falling person hitting the ground so if a child falls off a couch but there's a pillow on the ground the pillow would break their fall number 20 break the mold this means to do something differently after it has been done the same way for a long time ready to test yourself download the free PDF to try the quiz learning collocations like these can really help you speak English more naturally because it becomes easier to put words together I've got two ways to help you my 1,000 collocations ebook and my Advanced vocabulary and collocations course you can find them at my website espresso english. net