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  • 21break in — vi: to enter something (as a building or computer system) without privilege (as consent) or by force Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. break in …

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  • 22break the bank — ► INFORMAL to cost too much, or spend too much money: »There are insurance policies available that will not break the bank. »There are ways of boosting a traditional business without breaking the bank. Main Entry: ↑break …

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  • 23break your stride — break (your) stride chiefly US : to stop walking or running in a regular and steady way He caught the ball and passed it to a teammate without breaking stride. often used figuratively She graduated from college, went to law school, and without… …

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  • 24break even — verb 1. make neither profit nor loss (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑profit, ↑lose • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport (Freq. 1) …

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  • 25Break-of-gauge — With railways, a break of gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded.… …

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  • 26Break 'Em All — Infobox VG title = Break Em All developer = Warashi publisher = D3 Publisher designer = released = vgrelease|JP=October 27 2005vgrelease|NA=June 20 2006vgrelease|EU=September 29 2006 genre = Puzzle modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings =… …

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  • 27break a sweat — informal exert oneself physically * * * break a sweat see ↑sweat, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑break break a sweat (US) (or Brit break sweat) : to begin to sweat He started runnin …

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  • 28break — I. verb (broke; broken; breaking) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; akin to Old High German brehhan to break, Latin frangere Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to separate into parts with suddenness or… …

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  • 29break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… …

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  • 30break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …

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