January 19, 2011

Phrasal verb: break (something) in

"break (something) in"

Meaning: wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new

Example: I need to break my new sneakers in in before we run the 20K next week.


Last week's phrasal verbs:
get back into (something)
hold (someone/something) back
look out for (someone/something)
put (something) down