break through phrasal verb (see also break)

1. break through (something) to manage to get past or through something that is in your way:
Several demonstrators broke through the barriers despite warnings from the police.
After hours of fierce fighting, rebels broke through and captured the capital.

2. break through (something) if the sun breaks through, you can see it when you could not see it before because there were clouds:
The sun broke through at around lunch time.
The sun soon broke through the mist.

3. to manage to do something successfully when there is a difficulty that is preventing you:
He’s a very talented young actor who’s just ready to break through.
break through into
It is possible that at this election some of the minority parties might succeed in breaking through into parliament.
⇒ breakthrough

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break through
to be successful after overcoming a difficulty
We were able to break through in our efforts to find a solution to the problem.

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break through
v. To be successful after overcoming a difficulty or bar to success.
Dr. Salk failed many times but he finally broke through to find a successful polio vaccine.
Jim studied very hard this semester in college, and he finally broke through onto the Dean's List for the first time.

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