Test your knowledge of phrasal verbs with "break" at B1 intermediate level.
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My car ___ on the highway and I had to call a tow truck.
Answer: broke down
They ___ after dating for three years.
Answer: broke up
Thieves ___ the office and stole several computers.
Answer: broke into
A fire ___ in the kitchen during the night.
Answer: broke out
She ___ laughing when she heard the joke.
Answer: broke into
The runner ___ from the pack with 200 meters to go.
Answer: broke away
Scientists hope to ___ a major barrier in cancer research.
Answer: break through
She ___ the engagement after they argued.
Answer: broke off
break down
Stop working (machine or vehicle)
break up
End a relationship
break into
Enter by force; also: suddenly start doing something
break out
Start suddenly (fire, war, disease)
break away
Escape or separate from a group
break through
Overcome a barrier or obstacle
break off
End something abruptly (engagement, talks)
break even
Neither make a profit nor a loss
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Test your knowledge of phrasal verbs with "break" at B1 intermediate level. Includes 9 multiple choice questions. 8 vocabulary words included. Created with...
My car ___ on the highway and I had to call a tow truck.
They ___ after dating for three years.
Thieves ___ the office and stole several computers.
A fire ___ in the kitchen during the night.
She ___ laughing when she heard the joke.
The runner ___ from the pack with 200 meters to go.
Scientists hope to ___ a major barrier in cancer research.
She ___ the engagement after they argued.
The shop ___ last year - no profit, no loss.
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