break through

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break through

verb breaks through · breaking through · broke through · broken through

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To gain popularity. We are in a drought of famous influencers, and it may be here to stay. People just aren’t breaking through online the way they used to, becoming household names and garnering real, mainstream fame.
  2. intransitive To penetrate the defence of the opposition. Montenegro gave Wales a scare in the first minute at the Cardiff City Stadium when Stevan Jovetic broke through, only to screw his shot well wide.
  3. transitive To make or force a way through (a barrier).
  4. colloquial, idiomatic To cross a perceptual threshold during the use of certain psychedelics in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations. I'm hitting my DMT cart right now. Hold up, hold on nigga. I'm hittin' it not enough to break through though. Oh my God! Oh my God nigga ugghh. I'm- ohhh my God, dude! Ohhh, ahhh! Oh my God! Holy fuck! Oh my God! Oohhh. Oohhh! God! Oh my God! Ahhh! Fuck, I'm breaking through bro. Ohh!
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, through.

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verb to gain popularity

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Deutschdurchbrechen

verb make or force a way through (a barrier)

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@misc{break_through_2026,
  title = {break through},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/break%20through},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}