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break in
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to enter illegally n(break-in) /to interrupt when someone else is talking: As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, "That's a lie."
break off sth
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to end a relationship: The governments broke off diplomatic relations. She returned the ring and they broke off their engagement.
break out
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If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts: War broke out in 1914./(SKIN CONDITION)/to escape from a place or a situation: Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large.
break down
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If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working/to be unable to control your feelings and to start to cry/a system, relationship, or discussion breaks down, it fails because there is a problem or disagreement.
break into sth
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to suddenly begin to do something: He felt so happy that he broke into song (= suddenly began to sing) to begin working in a new business or a new area: He wanted to break into the advertising business.
break through
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to force yourself through something that is holding you back: Protesters broke through the barriers./to go higher than a particular level: Sales have finally broken through the $1 million barrier.
break up
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end relationship/If someone who is talking on a cell phone is breaking up, his or her voice can no longer be heard clearly.
brainstorm
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(of a group of people) to suggest a lot of ideas for a future activity very quickly before considering some of them more carefully: The team got together to brainstorm (the project).
beat around the bush
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to avoid talking about what is important: Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!
take the bull by the horns
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to do something difficult in a brave and determined way: Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave?
sth rings a bell
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something, esp. a name, is familiar to you: His name rang a bell, but I don’t know where I met him.
fair-haired boy
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a boy or man who is liked very much and is treated well by someone, especially someone in authority
in the balance
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If a situation is in the balance, it has reached a stage where it will soon be decided one way or another: The game hung in the balance until the last minute.
bolt from the blue
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bolt from the bluesomething important or unusual that happens suddenly or unexpectedly: The resignation of the chairman came like a bolt from the blue.
in black and white
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in writing: I had to believe it, because it was there in black and white.
make sb's blood boil
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to make someone extremely angry: The way they have treated those people makes my blood boil.
barking up the wrong tree
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trying to do something in a way that will not work: His attorney suggested that the investigators might be barking up the wrong tree.
butter up sb
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to please someone, esp. by praising that person in order to get him or her to agree to something: A company wishing to influence the government must butter up both parties in the House and the Senate.
don't hold your breath
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used to tell someone not to expect something to happen for a very long time: She said she'd get back to us, but don't hold your breath!
deal a blow to sb/sth
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to cause someone or something, usually a plan or hope, to fail or to be affected very badly: The latest trade figures have dealt a severe blow to hopes of an early economic recovery.
a chip off the old block
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someone who is very similar in character to their father or mother
wet blanket
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a person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves
above board
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done in an honest way, according to the rules or law: The bidding process was completely fair and above board.
baffle
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to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
know sb by sight
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If you know someone by sight, that person looks familiar to you, but is not a friend of yours.

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