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break open

verb

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, open.

    • Lacking a corkscrew, he broke the bottle open.

  2. To make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem

    To make a breakthrough on a mystery or problem; to cause a breakthrough to be made.

    • I think I broke this case open.
    • The new evidence has broken this case open.

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