break a habit
collocation to stop doing something that you have done regularly for a long time It took a long time for Joao to break the habit of staying up until 2:00 a.m. after doing it every day for so many years. break a law
collocation to disobey a law The judge decided that Roscoe had broken the law. break a promise
collocation to not do what you have promised to do Everyone expects politicians to break their promises to the voters. break a record
collocation to do something faster or better than it has ever been done before She broke the world record by more than 50 seconds. break a story
collocation to make a story known for the first time Nightly News was the first program to break the story about the company's financial problems. break a sweat
collocation to start sweating, especially because you are working o r exercising hard When we were jogging, it only took about ten minutes before Pierre broke a sweat. break new ground
idiom to do something completely new that no one has ever done before The designer broke new ground with his great ideas for safety features. break somebody's heart
idiom to make someone very unhappy by ending a relationship with them It broke Sharmila's heart when Vilayat told her he didn't want to see her anymore. break the ice
idiom to say something to make someone you have just met less nervous My new roommate broke the ice by making a joke about her English, and we both felt more relaxed after that. break the news to somebody
collocation to tell someone about something bad that has happened I hated breaking the news to my friends that the party had been canceled. Expresiones con “Break” Lea cada pregunta y seleccione la respuesta. 1. Many athletes hope to do this.
break a record
break a law 2. You might do this at the end of a romance. break new ground break somebody's heart
3. A newspaper does this when it first reveals the truth. break a habit break a story
4. If you do this, the police might arrest you. break a law
break a record 5. You do this when you tell someone about something sad. break the news to somebody
break a sweat 6. You do this to make a new acquaintance feel more comfortable. break somebody's heart break the ice
7. You do this when you stop doing something you've done a lot.
break a promise break a habit
8. You do this after a lot of physical activity. break the ice break a sweat
9. You do this when you fail to do something you said you would do. break a promise
break the news to somebody 10. You do this when you do something very original. break new ground
break a story
Repaso de verbos con partículas Phrasal verbs are verbs that have two parts: a verb + a particle. Turn out is a phrasal verb. Turn is the verb; out is the particle. The particle looks just like a preposition, but it is actually one part of this two-part verb. The particle often changes the meaning of the verb. Patty: Let me know how things turn out.
In the example, turn out means have a particular result . As you can see, the verb turn plus the particle out has a completely different meaning from the verb turn by itself. Some phrasal verbs are inseparable. This means that the two parts – verb and particle – always stay together. When an inseparable phrasal verb has an object, the object always comes after the two parts of the verb. Amy: What do you think of the commercial? Talia: What do I think of it? I think it's ridiculous.
In the conversation, the noun the commercial and the pronoun it are objects of the verb think of. Both noun and pronoun objects always come after an inseparable phrasal verb. We do not say, What do I think it of?
Some phrasal verbs are used with certain prepositions when they have an object. We sometimes call these combinations three-part verbs. Three-part verbs are inseparable. Patty: Things have worked out for you, Nick.
The phrasal verb work out means stop being a problem. We use it with the preposition for when there is an object. We don't use the preposition when there is no object. Nick: Yes, they have worked out.
Many phrasal verbs are separable. This means that the noun object can come either after or between the two parts of the verb. Talia: I turned down the job. Talia: I turned the job down.
When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun (a word like him, her , or it), it must go between the verb and the particle. Nick: Why did you turn down the job? Talia: I turned it down because I didn't want to move.
We do not say, I turned down it . Remember, we use phrasal verbs a lot, especially in conversation. Phrasal verbs are often more common than their definitions. For example, Mark: I ran into my cousin yesterday.
is more common than: Mark: I met my cousin by accident yesterday.
For more information click on the Grammar Chart button. 1. John: Has anyone seen Talia? Amy: I just ran into her in the hall. She was with Nick.
2. John: Congratulations! That's great news about you and Talia. Nick: Thanks. Things really worked out for us .
3. Amy: Hey, is that a new Jackie Bishop commercial? I can't hear it . . . what's she saying? John: I'll
turn it up .
4. John: I guess Jackie is in a lot of commercials now. Amy: Yes, she's doing great, even though she went along with the scheme to frame Nick .
5. John: So, I heard that Talia said no to that Newsbeat job offer. Amy: Yes. I'm really glad she turned them down .
6. John: Is she going to celebrate? Amy: Well, I think Nick is taking her out for dinner, and I'm planning a party! Amy: After the truth finally (1)
came out about Nick, Talia got an exclusive interview with him. In the months that followed, Talia worked as hard as ever and she never (2) let Tony down ! Newsbeat offered Talia a job, but she (3) turned it down to stay here. That's great because it means we can (4) keep on working together.
The only problem was that Talia hadn't seen Nick for a while, and she seemed kind of depressed about it. I wanted to (5) help her out so I (6) called Nick up and told him about Talia's job offer. He got upset because he thought she was leaving town, so he (7) dropped by to see her today. Of course, it was all just a big misunderstanding, and Talia was able to (8) clear it up pretty quickly. But not before Nick told her his true feelings about her! Let's see. Have I (9) left anything out ? Oh, yes. Tony gave me a raise too! So, it looks like everything has (10) turned out just fine!
