1. Break the mould = to be new and different: phá vỡ khuôn phép
Example: Their approach to sports teaching broke the mould.

2. The straw that breaks the camel's back = the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you can not continue to accept a bad situation: giọt nước tràn ly 
Example: Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw.

3. Breakneck (a) /ˈbreɪk.nek/: carelessly fast and dangerous: Nguy hiểm, dễ gây ra tai nạn
Example: They were riding along at breakneck speed/at a breakneck pace.

4. Break a habit = to stop doing something that is a habit, especially something bad or harmful: bỏ thói quen xấu
Example: Interrupting others is annoying, so try to break the habit.

5. Break with tradition = to do something different from what is usually done:Làm một điều theo cách khác biệt, mới lạ và độc nhất.
Example: We decided to break with tradition and have fish for Thanksgiving dinner.
 
6.Break a/the record = to do something better than the best known speed, time, number, etc. previously achieved: phá vỡ kỉ lục
Example: She broke the record for the 5,000 metres.

7. Dawn/day breaks = When dawn or day breaks, the sun starts to appear in the sky early in the morning: rạng sáng
Example: Dawn broke over the city.

8. Break sb's heart = to make someone who loves you very sad, usually by telling that person you have stopped loving them: làm tan nát trái Tim ai
Example: He’s broken a lot of girls' hearts.

9. Break the Law = to fail to obey a law; to act contrary to a law: phạm luật
Example: “Lisa broke the law when she drove the wrong way on a one-way street.
 
10. Give me a break = used to express exasperation, protest, or disbelief: cho tôi nghỉ chút nào
Example: “Give me a break—I just deliver the stuff"
 
11. Make a break = If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something:  dự tính trốn thoát hoặc bỏ đi.
Example: Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.

12. Break an appointment = To fall to keep an appointment: thất hẹn
Example: He is in the habits of breaking the appointments.

13. Tea/Coffee break = a short rest from work in the morning or afternoon: trà sáng/chiều
Example: We had a chat in our tea break.

14. Commercial break = an interruption in the transmission of broadcast programming during which advertisements are broadcast: thời gian quảng cáo
Example: No commercial break in Sunday's game was less than 90 seconds. 

15. Take a break: nghỉ giải lao
Example: I have a hard time taking a break from work.

16. Have a break: nghỉ ngơi
Example: She wants to be able to get out of the house and have a break .
 
17. A welcome break from: được mong đợi.
Example: It was a welcome break from all the packing he's been doing.

18. Break up = split up:  /breɪk/: If a marriage breaks up or two people in a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or their relationship ends: chia tay 
Example: Jenny and George have broken up.

19. Break in — to enter a building illegally, usually by damaging a door or window, esp. for the purpose of stealing something: đột nhập - Example: Thieves broke into our office downtown and stole the computers.
 
 
 

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