#Phrasalverbs
♦️Bounce back - recover.
➖ It will take some time for economy to bounce back from the recession resulted by Coronavirus pandemic.
♦️Brace up - feel more confident or optimistic about something.
➖ You should brace up the news and stop worrying.
♦️Break down - end negotiations unsuccessfully.
➖ The talks between management and the unions broke down acrimoniously.
Break down (2) - start crying.
➖ She broke down in tears.
♦️Break in (1) - go into a building to steal.
➖ The burglars broke in and stole the TV.
Break in (2) - interrupt something.
➖ I'm sorry to break in on your conversation.
♦️Break off(1) - break a piece from something.
➖ She broke off a square of chocolate and gave it to her dog.
Break off (2) - end a relationship
➖ She broke off their engagement.
♦️Break out of - escape.
➖ Three dangerous Category A prisoners broke out of Wandsworth prison last night.
♦️Break up (1) - break into many pieces.
➖ The plate broke up when he dropped it on the floor.
Broke up(2) - close an educational institution for the holidays.
➖Schools break up at the end of June for the summer holidays.
♦️Breeze along - move easily and quickly.
➖ The film breezes along for the first hour, then becomes rather dull and slow.
♦️Breeze through - pass easily, succeed.
➖ She breezed through her exams.
♦️Brighten up(1) - become happier.
➖ He brightened up when he heard the news.
Brighten up (2) - make something more attractive or pleasant.
➖ We tried to brighten the place up by painting it.
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