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Definition of break for phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

break for

phrasal verb

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break for something

to suddenly run towards something when you are trying to escape
- She had to hold him back as he tried to break for the door.
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make a break for something/for it

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make a break for something/for it

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