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break siege

break bounds

break bounds

to patch a rent

to strike at the root of the evil―lay the axe to the root of the evil

break the jinx

to reduce a fortress

to run the blockade

to run a blockade

to lose one's chastity―stray from the path of virtue

to violate neutrality

break ranks

break into breccia

break the silence

bridge the gap

break the safe

to break the silence

stem the tide

stem the tide

break one's duck

wind up broke

to reduce a fortress

break cover

an act of violating a commandment

break the Sabbath

force out the splinter

to do what is prohibited―violate the ban―violate the interdict―violate the law

to do what is prohibited―violate the ban―violate the interdict

break the seal of

to suppress an insurrection