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made a break for it

made a break for it is the simple past and past participle of make a break for it.

Meaning of make a break for it

Verb

make a break for it (third-person singular simple present makes a break for it, present participle making a break for it, simple past and past participle made a break for it)

  1. (idiomatic) To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.
    • "By Gar! it was as well that he made a break for it before the note reached us! I guess he won't show his face in this valley again."1915, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 3, in The Valley of Fear

Questions about made a break for it

What is made a break for it the simple past and past participle of?
Made a break for it is the simple past and past participle of make a break for it.

Words near made a break for it in the dictionary

  1. Madduxes
  2. Maddy
  3. made
  4. made a better door than a window
  5. made a big thing out of
  6. made a break for it
  7. made a career of
  8. made a case
  9. made a case for
  10. made a cat laugh
  11. made a clean breast

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