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broke the fourth wall

broke the fourth wall is the simple past of break the fourth wall.

Meaning of break the fourth wall

Verb

break the fourth wall (third-person singular simple present breaks the fourth wall, present participle breaking the fourth wall, simple past broke the fourth wall, past participle broken the fourth wall)

  1. (idiomatic) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

Questions about broke the fourth wall

What is broke the fourth wall the simple past of?
Broke the fourth wall is the simple past of break the fourth wall.

Words near broke the fourth wall in the dictionary

  1. broke stride
  2. broke the back of
  3. broke the bank
  4. broke the cycle
  5. broke the deadlock
  6. broke the fourth wall
  7. broke the ice
  8. broke the internet
  9. broke the internets
  10. broke the interwebs
  11. broke the mold

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