Idiom
break into a run
Meaning
To start running.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The dog saw a cat and broke into a run.”
“When the bus pulled away from the stop, she broke into a run to catch it before it turned the corner.”
“Startled by the sudden sound of footsteps behind him in the dark alley, the man broke into a run to reach the safety of the main street.”
Examples
simple
“The dog saw a cat and broke into a run.”
contextual
“When the bus pulled away from the stop, she broke into a run to catch it before it turned the corner.”
complex
“Startled by the sudden sound of footsteps behind him in the dark alley, the man broke into a run to reach the safety of the main street.”
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