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gerardM a écrit:

Top Ten One Liners
1. Escalators don’t break down… they just turn into stairs
2. “I’m sorry” and “I apologize” mean the same thing… except when you’re at a funeral.
3. I intend to live forever… or die trying.
4. We never knew he was a drunk… until he showed up to work sober.
5. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
6. A blind man walks into a bar… And a table, and a chair.
7. At what age is it appropriate to tell my dog that he’s adopted?
8. Want to hear a pizza joke…. nah, it’s too cheesy. What about a construction joke? Oh never mind, I’m still working on that one. Did you hear the one about the rope? Skip it. Have you heard the one about the guy in the wheelchair? Never mind, it’s too lame.
9. I used to be in a band, we were called ‘lost dog’. You probably saw our posters.
10. I childproofed the house… but they still get in!

1. [break into something] to start doing something
   
2. break into a run/trot/gallop etc:
   
3. The children saw the sea and broke into a run.
   
   
4. break into a smile:
   
5. We watched her puzzled face break gently into a smile.
   
   
6. break into laughter/applause/song:
   
7. I almost expected him to break into song.
   
   
8. break into a sweat:
   
9. My legs were shaking with exhaustion, but Phil hadn’t even broken into a sweat.
   
   
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11. To start doing something:start on, begin, set about...
    
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    [break into something] to start to have success in your career or an area of activity
    We see the deal with China as a way of breaking into markets in the Far East.
    
    It’s always been his ambition to break into broadcasting.
    
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    To succeed in doing something:succeed, manage, pull off...
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    To start a career or new job, or to move to a new position:join, arrive, enter...
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MurielB a écrit:Gérard it was like the dog we previously had.

By the way i am very interested by the phrasal verb

"Break into"
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/break-into

Interested IN... interested IN... interested IN...

Interested IN something

Interested IN doing something

You might use 'interested by' to refer to something which had caught your attention

MurielB a écrit:... Anyway let's return to the matter at hand. I agree that most of the time it is more idiomatic to use "Interested in" but under certain circumstances "interested by" would be correct. What do you think ?

You might use 'interested by' to refer to something which had caught your attention

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/226727/interested-in-or-by-something

MurielB a écrit:Gérard tx I agree that « interested by » is like French translated into English

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which there is a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a lack of understanding of others' feelings