break for

break for
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "break for":
present tense I/you/we/they break for he/she/it breaks for present participle breaking for past tense broke for past participle broken for
break for something to go somewhere quickly, especially in order to escape

We're assuming they'll break for the border.


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