Фразовый глагол недели: to break in

Значения:
1) вломиться, ворваться

Синонимы: to burst in, to storm in, to rush in, to burgle

Пример: I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business. (Ozzie Smith)

2) привыкать к чему-либо новому; разнашивать

Синонимы: to run in, to tread out, to wear in

Пример: Theater is a living creature. It takes a while to break in, like a new pair of shoes. (Darren Criss)

3) дисциплинировать, дрессировать, укрощать, объезжать

Синонимы: to tame, to train

Пример: Through music I either break in my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. (Michael Franti)

4) (on, upon) вмешиваться, встревать, вклиниваться, прерывать, нарушать

Синоним: to interfere, to interrupt, to perturb

Пример: And suddenly, like light in darkness, the real truth broke in upon me; the simple fact of Man, which I had forgotten, which had lain deep buried and out of sight; the idea of community, of unity. (Ernst Toller)

5) совершить прорыв в карьере, «пробиться», добиться успеха

Синонимы: to break through, to scratch one's way

Пример: I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed and definitely an average bat. I am still average in all of those. (Brooks Robinson)

It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break in. (Jim C. Hines)

6) (into) пуститься, приняться, разразиться

Синонимы: to start, to burst out

Пример: I'd always been the confident guy in school. I was good in math and English, but I was still shy. I couldn't get up and speak in front of people. I was asked to do it when I was 10 years old and I broke into crying. (Chris Vance)

Проверьте себя: It took me more than a month to break in my new car, because

1. I wasn’t used to driving a manual gearbox.
2. my mechanic was inexperienced.
3. I had no insurance.

Правильный ответ на нашу предыдущую «проверку» – вариант C.