break in | Idiomator

Meaning: (intransitive)Toentera place byforceorillicitmeans.Someonebroke inand stole his radio.2013June 18,Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, inNew York Times, retrieved21 June 2013:Thousands gathered at São Paulo’s main cathedral and made their way to the mayor’s office, where a small group smashed windows and tried tobreak in, forcing guards to withdraw.; (ambitransitive,ergative,idiomatic)To reach a state of functioning more smoothly throughuseorwear; to cause (something, or someone,new) to undergo this change.Synonym:wear inCoordinate terms:break down,wear outThese shoes will be more comfortable after they havebroken in.These shoes will be more comfortable after I havebrokenthemin.; (transitive,idiomatic)Starting something brand new or at a new level.Hebroke inwith the New York Yankees.; (transitive,of a horse)Totame; makeobedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.[1877],Anna Sewell, “An Old War Horse”, inBlack Beauty:[…], London:Jarrold and Sons,[…],→OCLC, part III,page162:Captainhad beenbroken inand trained for an army horse; his first owner was an officer of cavalry going out to the Crimean War. He said he quite enjoyed the training with all the other horses, trotting together, turning together, to the right hand or to the left, halting at the word of command, or dashing forward at full speed at the sound of the trumpet, or signal of the officer.; (transitive,colloquial)To take thevirginityof a girl, todeflower.2002,Allison Moorer, “Ruby Jewel Was Here”, inMiss Fortune:While brothel patrons placed their bets / On who would be the first tobreakherin; (intransitive)To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.; (transitive,slang)To initiate a new person intoprostitutionor prison sex acts.

Examples:

EN: It's your chance to break in!
ES: "¡Es su oportunidad de entrar!"
EN: I know we ain't had the greatest break in the world since we hit New York.
ES: Sé que no hemos tenido la gran oportunidad desde que llegamos.
EN: We're gonna break in the act and bring it to New York.
ES: Prepararemos la obra y vamos a traerla a Nueva York.
EN: Hadn't we better break in, before she gets violent?
ES: ¡Estoy sola! ¿Crees que deberíamos intervenir, antes de que se vuelva violenta?
EN: Well, we have to break in the door.
ES: Bien, tenemos que romper la puerta.
EN: - People tried to break in. What people?
ES: Intentan entrar en la casa.
EN: I'd say it was a break in the right direction.
ES: Pienso que ha sido una separación que ha tomado un buen rumbo.
EN: Listen Charlie, it isn't a break in the right direction.
ES: Escucha, Charlie, no es una separación que ha tomado un buen rumbo.
EN: They may be trying to break in.
ES: Pueden estar tratando de entrar.
EN: I thought they were burglars trying to break in.
ES: Pensé que eran ladrones que intentaban entrar.
EN: I hate to break in on you like this.
ES: Disculpa que te moleste.
EN: Now you take this and if anyone tries to break in, shoot.
ES: Sí, señor, amo Yancey. Ahora lleva esto y si alguien trata de irrumpir, dispara.
EN: Go on, break in.
ES: Vamos, pasen.
EN: It isn't the best break in the world, I admit. But .. you've got to grin and bear it.
ES: Sé que no es divertido, pero hay que doblar la espalda y seguir.
EN: I hesitate to break in on your sacred business hours, while he, the young scamp...
ES: - No lo creo. Yo intento no intervenir en tus negocios secretos mientras que ese jovencito...

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