Break for
Both terms in one sentence
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James and the crew break for an argument over how to make a proper cup of tea, including what to make the tea in and when to add the milk.
Source: Series / James May's Man Lab -
Two and Two-and-a-Half immediately make a panicked break for the TARDIS when Glitz shoots Omega with a stun blast of pure matter.
Source: Webcomic / The 10 Doctors - Roy just makes a break for it after that last one, rather than tell the audience to make their own decisions like last time.
Source: The Complainer Is Always Wrong
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