if something bad such as a war or disease breaks out, it starts
if something such as spots break out, or if you break out in spots, spots start to appear on your skin
to escape from a prison
to escape from something such as a situation or way of life
Six prisoners have broken out of a top-security jail in Yorkshire.
Sweat was beginning to break out on his forehead.
The fire must have broken out during the night.
The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.
We got married a month before the war broke out.
the desire to break out of the boring routine of normal daily living
break out
breaks out
breaking out
broke out
broken out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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