| Break a bottle on, maybe | 24 |
| Break a bridge rule | 19 |
| Break a bronco | 14 |
| Break a certain commandment | 27 |
| Break a cipher | 14 |
| Break a code | 12 |
| Break a commandment | 19 |
| Break a Commandment, say | 24 |
| Break a cryptic message | 23 |
| Break a deadlock | 16 |
| Break a fast | 12 |
| Break a habit | 13 |
| Break a habit, in a way | 23 |
| Break a law, in a way | 21 |
| Break a leg? | 12 |
| Break a log | 11 |
| Break a peace treaty, say | 25 |
| Break a pledge? | 15 |
| Break a promise | 15 |
| Break a rule in cards | 22 |
| Break a rule in the military | 28 |
| Break a sentence? | 17 |
| Break a tie in a shocking way? | 30 |
| Break a tie? | 12 |
| Break a traffic law | 19 |
| Break a treaty's terms, perhaps | 35 |
| Break a union | 13 |
| Break abruptly | 14 |
| Break across the sea | 20 |
| Break activity, perhaps | 23 |
| Break an Xmas rule | 18 |
| Break and divvy up a jagged pottery fragment? | 45 |
| Break apart | 11 |
| Break at "Oh! Calcutta!" | 34 |
| Break at the office | 19 |
| Break at the theater | 20 |
| Break away | 10 |
| Break away formally | 19 |
| Break away: winners' extreme diet? | 39 |
| Break bad habits | 16 |
| Break between classes | 21 |
| Break between coffee breaks | 27 |
| Break between flights | 21 |
| Break between notes | 19 |
| Break big-time, as a record | 27 |
| Break breaad | 12 |
| Break bread | 11 |
| Break by hitting | 16 |
| Break check? | 12 |
| Break cleanly | 13 |
| Break confirmation | 18 |
| Break cover? | 12 |
| Break dancing accompaniment | 27 |
| Break dancing, rapping, etc. | 28 |
| Break down | 10 |
| Break down a sentence | 21 |
| Break down and assimilate | 25 |
| Break down and then draw in | 27 |
| Break down bit by bit | 21 |
| Break down chemically | 21 |
| Break down due to lack of coolant, as an auto | 45 |
| Break down gramatically | 23 |
| Break down grammatically | 24 |
| Break down in English class | 27 |
| Break down into subunits | 24 |
| Break down over time | 20 |
| Break down slowly | 17 |
| Break down syntactically | 24 |
| Break down, as information | 26 |
| Break down, grammatically | 25 |
| Break down, in a way | 20 |
| Break down, to a Brit | 21 |
| Break down, wordwise | 20 |
| Break etiquette at a dinner table | 33 |
| Break fast or breakfast | 23 |
| Break fast? | 11 |
| Break fasts | 11 |
| Break fluid? | 12 |
| Break followers | 15 |
| Break for a bit | 15 |
| Break for a meal and a beverage, in Britain | 43 |
| Break for a parent or toddler | 29 |
| Break for a toddler | 19 |
| Break for a toddler and parent | 30 |
| Break for an extra | 18 |
| Break for bread, e.g. | 21 |
| Break for games | 15 |
| Break for good | 14 |
| Break for sleepyheads | 21 |
| Break for students | 18 |
| Break for the driver | 20 |
| Break for toddlers | 18 |
| Break for tots | 14 |
| Break for young students | 24 |
| Break forth | 11 |
| Break free | 10 |
| Break from a habit | 18 |
| Break from responsibilities, informally | 39 |
| Break from service | 18 |
| Break from soldiers' training? | 34 |