PHRASAL VERBS: BREAK

·                Broke down: to stop working

Our bus broke down two kilometers from the school.

The washing machine broke down an hour ago.

If my computer breaks down, I can’t work.

·                Broke away: to escape

The prisoner broke away from the policeman and ran off.

The spy succeeded in breaking away from the detective.

The criminal broke away from the jail last night.

·                Broke off: to come off or to come apart

I was eating when part of my front tooth broke off.

A tire break off from its car.

My grandfather false teeth break off due to laughing so hard.

·                Broke into: to enter by force

The thief broke into the jewelry shop on the corner.

My dad break into my apartment without my consent.

She decided to break into her boyfriend house to see what he is doing.

·                Broke out: to start

A fire broke out in the factory last night.

A fight was broke out by my best pal in our school.

The factory that broke out last night is my uncle’s.

·                Broke up: to break something into smaller pieces.

The workers broke up the pavement with a pneumatic drill.

My sister ask me to break up the biscuit into two parts.

The vase has been break up by my younger brother.