verb
ADV. easily | in half, in two She broke the chocolate bar in two and gave a piece to me. | up She broke the chocolate up into small pieces.
PREP. into The glass broke into hundreds of pieces. PHRASAL VERBS break down
fail
ADV. completely, irretrievably They were divorced on the grounds that their marriage had broken down irretrievably.
start crying
PHRASES break down and cry/weep, break down in tears She broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters. break off
ADV. abruptly He broke off abruptly when Jo walked in.
PREP. from She broke off from the conversation to answer the telephone.