break into

Meaning

1. Oxford80% of films

   to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force

2. Oxford5% of films

   to suddenly start running; to start running faster than before

3. Oxford5% of films

   to be successful when you get involved in sth

4. Oxford5% of films

   to begin laughing, singing, etc. suddenly

In the movies · 6

• We broke into this spooky-ass house, didn't we? I let you.Ant-Man2015
• lmhotep and his priests broke into her crypt and stole her body.The Mummy1999
• Coming from the girl who literally just broke into her ex's flat so she could see him again.Rye Lane2023
• Nicely ironic, eh? We break into prison!Children of Men2006
• Ringling's a tough act to break into.Water for Elephants2011
• I usually break into strongboxes.Tower Heist2011
• To break into a highly secured facility...X-Men: Days of Future Past2014
• you did not break into Bruno's tower.Encanto2021

Learn it in full scenes

• Rye Lane2023
  • Yas Teases Dom at His Gallery Show
  • Yas Buys Nathan's Photo at the Show
  • Dom and Yas Meet in Peckham
• Encanto2021
  • Abuela Tells Mirabel the Miracle Story
  • Mirabel Introduces the Madrigals
  • Mirabel Told to Step Aside

From the same entry

• break away
• break down
• break down
• break for
• break in
• break in
• break in
• break off
• break off
• break out
• break out
• break out in

More phrasal verbs

• get off
• take after
• settle for
• fall out
• hang up on
• catch up with
• be cut out for
• sit up
• stand up to
• come together
• sit about
• go back to