break in (
http://definr.com/break in)
v 1: enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually
with the intent to steal or commit a violent act;
"Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke
into my car and stole my radio!" [syn:
break]
2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime
in},
cut in,
put in,
butt in,
chisel in,
barge in]
3: start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4: intrude on uninvited: "The nosy couple broke in on our
conversation"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" [syn:
irrupt]
5: break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
6: make submissive, obedient, or useful, as of wild animals or
new items: "The horse was tough to break"; used
metaphorically for people [syn:
break]