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What does break through mean?

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Verb
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ through.
  2. (intransitive) To gain popularity.
  3. (intransitive, sports) To penetrate the defence of the opposition.
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Protesters in Parliament Square tried to break through police lines and join other marchers who had arrived in the area.
Suddenly the commercials that were created to break through the cacophony have created a deafening sameness.
Only when Preston's legs began to tire, their persistence and courage finally waning, did Everton break through again.
To begin with, she wanted to break through the stereotype of the cheesy, overdressed magician.
But they left empty-handed after failing to break through the side of the shop.
At the other end, even though mistakes began to creep in, there was enough pace and verve to gee the crowd up if not break through.

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