| 词组 | break loose |
| 释义 | Idiom break loose (from someone or something) Theme: ESCAPE to get away from a person or a thing that is holding one.The criminal broke loose from the police officer.It's hard to break loose from home.I was twenty years old before I could break loose. Idiom break loose to escape.People are worried that they would be unsafe if that tiger ever broke loose. break loose verb in drag racing, to lose traction and spin the wheels without moving US, 1970break looseTo physically separate from something. This phrase can be applied to both people and things. The robber had tied me to a chair, but I was able to break loose and flee the house. I had to chase my dog down the street after he broke loose during our walk. Those bricks in the yard must have broken loose from the chimney. break loose(from someone) Go to break away (from someone). break looseEscape from restraint, as in The boat broke loose from its moorings, or He finally broke loose from the school of abstract expressionism. This expression also appears in all hell breaks loose, which indicates a state of fury or chaos, as in When Dad finds out you broke his watch, all hell will break loose, or When the children saw the dead pigeon in the hall, all hell broke loose. [Early 1400s] |
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