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Phrase(s): break something out (of something)
to remove something from something else by force. • Carefully, she broke the gemstone out of the side of the rock face. • She broke the gemstone out carefully., Phrase(s): break out (in pimples)
to erupt with something such as a rash, a cold sweat, or pimples. • After being in the woods, I broke out in a rash. I think it’s poison ivy. • I hate to break out like that. • Whenever I eat chocolate, I break out in pimples the next day., Phrase(s): break out (with a rash)
[for the skin] to erupt with pimples, hives, or lesions, from a specific disease such as measles, chicken pox, rubella, etc. • Nick and Dan broke out with chicken pox. • They both broke out at the same time., Phrase(s): break out (of something)
1. Lit. to escape from something, often by destructive means, especially from prison. • The convicts plotted to break out of prison. • You don’t have the guts to break out of jail! 2. Fig. to escape from something in one’s life that is too confining. • I was 16 years old when I finally broke out of my rigid upbringing. • She just couldn’t break out of her old patterns of behavior., Phrase(s): break out
1. to burst forth suddenly, as with a fire, a riot, giggling, shouting, etc. • A fire broke out in the belfry. • A round of giggling broke out when the teacher tripped. 2. Sl. to leave. • It’s late, man. Time to break out. • We broke out a little after midnight. 3. Go to break out (in pimples); break out (of something); break out (with something).
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Develop suddenly and forcefully. For example, A fire broke out last night, or He broke out in a sweat. [A.D. 1000] 2. Be affected with a skin eruption, such as a rash or boils, as in A teenager's face often breaks out in pimples. [c. 1300] 3. Prepare something for consumption, action, or use, as in Let's break out the champagne, or It's such a fine day? let's break out the fishing rods. [Early 1800s] 4. break out of. Force out by breaking; also, escape from confinement. For example, The hurricane broke the glass out of all the windows, or He broke out of prison but was soon apprehended. [Early 1600s] 5. Isolate a portion of a body of data, as in Please break out the sales figures from the quarterly report. [Mid-1900s]
American Heritage Idioms