- break the record
- do better than the previous record
The coach believes Bev can break the record in long jump.
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break the record — index surpass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the record — {v. phr.} To set or to establish a new mark or record. * /Algernon broke the record in both the pentathlon and the decathlon and took home two gold medals from the Olympics./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break the record — {v. phr.} To set or to establish a new mark or record. * /Algernon broke the record in both the pentathlon and the decathlon and took home two gold medals from the Olympics./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break\ the\ record — v. phr. To set or to establish a new mark or record. Algernon broke the record in both the pentathlon and the decathlon and took home two gold medals from the Olympics … Словарь американских идиом
To break the record — Record Rec ord (r[e^]k [ e]rd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See {Record}, v. t.] 1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break the record — v. surpass the highest score (or fastest time, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
break a record — see under ↑record • • • Main Entry: ↑break * * * break a record phrase to do something that is better, faster etc than anything that has been done before The painting has broken all records, selling for over £20 million. Thesaurus: to do… … Useful english dictionary
Break the Ice — «Break the Ice» Сингл Бритни Спирс из альбома Blackout … Википедия
Break the Bank (1948) — Break the Bank was a quiz show which aired variously on ABC, CBS and NBC from 1948 through 1957. It began on radio, and generally had Bert Parks as a host. Bud Collyer co hosted from 1948 through 1953. Gameplay Contestants were drawn from the… … Wikipedia
To beat the record — Record Rec ord (r[e^]k [ e]rd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See {Record}, v. t.] 1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
