break in/break intosomething
phrasal verbwithbreakverbuk/breɪk/us/breɪk/broke|broken
B1
to get into abuildingorcarusingforce, usually tostealsomething:
Theburglarsbrokein through thekitchenwindow.
My car's beenbrokenintotwicethismonth.
- Theburglarsdisabledthealarmand used aglasscuttertobreakinto thehouse.
- He had tobreakinto thehousebecause hisgirlfriendhadlockedhim out.
- Thievesbrokein andstolejewelleryworththousands ofpounds.
- Someonebrokeinto theofficewhile thesecurityguardwas on thephoneto hiswife.
- Policecaughthimtryingtobreakinto thesafe.
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- joyride
- kleptomania
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- purloin
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snitch