(~s)
To break the ~ means to change or deal with a difficult situation which has existed for a long time. (JOURNALISM)
A new initiative was needed to break the ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
(~s)
To break the ~ means to change or deal with a difficult situation which has existed for a long time. (JOURNALISM)
A new initiative was needed to break the ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012