breaking character
breaking character is the present participle and gerund of break character.
Meaning of break character
Verb
break character (third-person singular simple present breaks character, present participle breaking character, simple past broke character, past participle broken character)
- To fail to act as a certain character; to be or act out of character.
- Once Lynne and I realized that Jim was going to approach the role of Kaufman in a “method acting,” Kaufmanesque kind of way—i.e., he would become Andy or Tony Clifton for the entire shoot, never breaking character […]2014, Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies, Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 43
Questions about breaking character
- What is breaking character the present participle and gerund of?
- Breaking character is the present participle and gerund of break character.
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