break loose

phrase

1

: to suddenly become loose : to suddenly stop being attached to something

One of the shutters broke loose during the storm.

2

: to get away from someone or something by using force or effort

The prisoner broke loose and ran away.

—often + from

The prisoner broke loose from the guards.

She wants to break loose from the constraints of her middle-class life.

Examples of break loose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the center tube (resonator) partially collapses internally or the baffles break loose, exhaust flow becomes turbulent or restricted. — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Obviously, if that happened in my suburb in Maryland, all hell would break loose, pardon the French. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

All hell is about to break loose. — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026

After they were tied up, Alger managed to break loose and confront the attacker. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for break loose

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• footloose