Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a break for it

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: make a break -for it
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.

Example Sentences

""By Gar! it was as well that he made a break for it before the note reached us! I guess he won't show his face in this valley again.""
"To restrain runaways who are too fragile to survive on the outside, Administrator Edward Farmilant of Chicago's Somerset nursing home gave the front door guard pictures of 36 patients who might make a break for it."

Inflected Forms

makes a break for it (present, singular) making a break for it (participle, present) made a break for it (participle, past) made a break for it (past)

Synonyms

make a run for it

Questions

What does make a break for it mean?: To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.

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