📚 Break out, phrasal verb.
❓ Definition: (of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly.
❗️ Examples:
1. Forest fires have broken out across Indonesia.
2. The incident happened after a fight broke out between a group of up to six youngsters in the school's playground at about 8.45 am.
3. Police were called after fighting broke out among a group of around 40 men.
4. When war broke out he willingly fought for Britain, and before being sent to France he adopted a British name so that he would not be shot as a traitor if captured.
5. A fight broke out early on Saturday morning, in the car park of the club.
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