Dr. Salk failed many times but he finally broke through to find a successful polio vaccine.
Jim studied very hard this semester in college, and he finally broke through onto the Dean's List for the first time.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
break|through — «BRAYK THROO», noun. 1. a military attack that gets through the enemy defensive system into the area in the rear. 2. an achievement or solution of some problem, often of a scientific or technical nature: »The development of the Salk vaccine… … Useful english dictionary
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break through — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms break through : present tense I/you/we/they break through he/she/it breaks through present participle breaking through past tense broke through past participle broken through 1) a) break through… … English dictionary
break through — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it. [V P n] Protesters tried to break through a police cordon... [V P] About fifteen inmates broke through onto the roof. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you break through … English dictionary
break through — v. (D; intr.) to break through to (they broke through to the encircled unit) * * * [ breɪk θruː] (D; intr.) to break through to (they broke through to the encircled unit) … Combinatory dictionary
break through — phr verb Break through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑sun Break through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑barrier, ↑blockade, ↑cordon, ↑mist … Collocations dictionary
break·through — /ˈbreıkˌθruː/ noun, pl throughs [count] 1 : a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc. : an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something Researchers say they have made/achieved a major… … Useful english dictionary
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Break Through Time — Infobox Single Name = Break Through Time Artist = Ana Johnsson from Album = Little Angel B side = If I m Not Dreaming Released = flagicon|SWE March 2007 (radio) Format = 2 track single Recorded = 2006 Genre = Pop rock Length = 3:01 Label =… … Wikipedia
Break Through (album) — Infobox Album Name = Break Through Type = studio Artist = B z Released = February 21, 1990 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock Length = 48:18 Label = BMG Japan Producer = Reviews = Last album = Off the Lock (1989) This album = Break Through (1990) Next… … Wikipedia
break through phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to force a way through something: break through sth: At dawn 300 tanks prepared to break through the enemy lines. 2 (I, T) if the sun or light breaks through, you can see it through something such as clouds or mist 3 (transitive… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
