| Collocation | Break a record = beat a record |
|---|---|
| Type | Verb + Noun |
| Examples | to do something that is better, faster, longer, etc. than it has been previously done or achieved; to achieve a better result than there has ever been before. / Jessica won the gold medal, and she broke the record for the 5,500 meters. / The painting has broken the record, selling for over £30 million. |
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