break out

break out
phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "break out":
present tense I/you/we/they break out he/she/it breaks out present participle breaking out past tense broke out past participle broken out
1) if something bad such as a war or disease breaks out, it starts

We got married a month before the war broke out.

The fire must have broken out during the night.


Collocations:
Nouns frequently used as subjects of break out
▪  fighting, fire, hostilities, rioting, row, scuffles, trouble, violence, war
2) to escape from a prison
break out of:

Six prisoners have broken out of a top-security jail in Yorkshire.

3) to escape from something such as a situation or way of life
break out of:

the desire to break out of the boring routine of normal daily living

4) if something such as spots break out, or if you break out in spots, spots start to appear on your skin

Sweat was beginning to break out on his forehead.

break out in:

The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.


English dictionary. 2014.

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