to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to smash down; to beat in
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to bust down a door; to break a door open
to break the record; to break a record
to break the Buddhist commandments
to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)