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break into

verb

  1. to enter (a house, etc) illegally, esp by force
  2. to change abruptly from a slower to a faster speed

    the horse broke into a gallop

  3. to consume (supplies held in reserve)

    at the end of the exercise the soldiers had to break into their iron rations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He remains grateful that the movie icon took the time to mentor him when he was trying to break into Hollywood.

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The couple, who met as teenagers while performing in youth theater in England and got married in their early 20s, found it hard to break into the TV industry there.

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This ranges from conducting reconnaissance to identify vulnerable systems, to analysing code for flaws or suggesting possible passwords to break into systems.

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Apex Capital is affiliated with Grupo Mariposa, a Guatemalan food and beverage conglomerate just beginning to break into the U.S. market.

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He and former Oregon football player Rocky Pamplin posed as police officers, broke into Dennis’ Bel Air home and beat him up.

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