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break down
1. My car broke down on the way to work 2. She broke down and wept (szlochać). 3. The police broke down the door 4. The talks have broken down
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1) stop working (of cars, etc.) 2) loose control of feeling (of people) 3) to use force on (a door etc) 4) too fail
Break in / break into
1) Thieves broke into the museum at night and stole the painting. 2) I was reluctant to break in on their conversation.
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1) to enter (a house etc.) by force 2) to interrupt (someone’s conversation etc) 3) start singing, smiling
Break out
1) War has broken out. 2) The dog broke out of the garden and chased the cat down the street
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1) begin suddenly (war, fire, etc.) 2) escape 3)
break up
1) Children are always happy when school breaks up for the holidays 2) My parents broke up, I'm sad. 3) I've talked to her, but something broke the connection up. 4) The plate broke up because he dropped it. 5) That show really broke me up.
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1) stop for holidays (for school etc.) 2) end relationship 3) stop being heard 4) divide 5) make laugh
carry out
I was elected to carry out a program, the governor said, and I have every intention of carrying it out
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do complete sth
hold back
1) She felt that having children would hold her back. 2) Sandbags will hold the flood waters back for a while. 3) He spoke slowly, to hold back his growing anger. 4) He held back, terrified of going into the dark room.
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1) stop development 2) stop movement 3) to stop yourself showing an emotion 4) to not do sth
hold on
1) Hold on, I'll be with you in a minute. 2) I held on through cancer (dosł. przetrwałem raka).
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hold on in English
1) wait 2) doing sth difficult
hold up
1) Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. 2) They held the same bank up twice in one week.
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1) delay 2) steal - rob a place

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