to break a hold

  • 11break free — or break loose 1) to escape from someone who is trying to hold you 2) to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life She ll never be happy until she breaks free of her family …

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  • 12break loose — break free or break loose 1) to escape from someone who is trying to hold you 2) to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life She ll never be happy until she breaks free of her family …

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  • 13break|age — «BRAY kihj», noun. 1. a breaking; break: »The breakage of the girder was due to a fault in the steel. 2. the amount or quantity of anything broken: »The breakage was excessive. 3. damage or loss caused by breaking: »a high rate of breakage. 4. an …

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  • 14break for something — ˈbreak for sth derived to suddenly run towards sth when you are trying to escape • She had to hold him back as he tried to break for the door. Main entry: ↑breakderived …

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  • 15hold somebody back from doing something — ˌhold ˈback (from doing sth) | ˌhold sb ˈback (from doing sth) derived to hesitate or to make sb hesitate to act or speak • She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news. • I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.… …

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  • 16hold back from doing something — ˌhold ˈback (from doing sth) | ˌhold sb ˈback (from doing sth) derived to hesitate or to make sb hesitate to act or speak • She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news. • I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.… …

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  • 17break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …

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  • 18Break My Stride — Infobox Single Name = Break My Stride Cover size = Caption = Artist = Matthew Wilder from Album = I Don t Speak the Language A side = Break My Stride B side = Instrumental Released = 1983 Format = 7 vinyl; 12 vinyl Recorded = Genre = Pop Length …

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  • 19hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …

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  • 20break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… …

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