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Phrasal Verbs With "Break"
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For each space in each sentence, use the verb break with one of the prepositions from the box.
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In Up Into Down Out |
Down Out Even Up In |
1. When he saw the police behind him, he __BROKE INTO__ a run.
2. Bring your mobile phone just in case the car ___BREAKS DOWN___ on the motorway.
3. War has ___BROKEN OUT___ in the small African country of Gabon. All Europeans are advised to leave immediately.
4. If the expenses and income of a company are equal, the company ___BREAKS EVEN___. If it earns more money, it has made a profit.
5. Someone is ___BREAKING IN___! I heard a window smashing. Call the police!
6. When Prince Charles ___BROKE UP___ with Princess Diana, nobody imagined he would marry again.
7. A general election was called after negotiations between the government and the opposition __BROKE DOWN___.
8. After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was ___BROKEN UP___.
9. In "Jurassic Park", there is panic and chaos when the carnivorous dinosaurs ___BROKE OUT___ of their enclosures.
10. Go slowly in that new car for a few days. You need to __BREAK IN___ the engine.
