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Discover LudwigThe phrase "broke loose" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a sudden and uncontrollable release or escape of something or someone. Example: "As soon as the rope broke loose, the horse galloped away into the fields." In this example, "broke loose" is used to indicate that the rope suddenly became untied or broken, causing the horse to escape.
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broke loose
verb
Simple past tense of break loose
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Terror broke loose.
Pandemonium broke loose.
All hell broke loose.
Downstairs, all hell broke loose.
At once, pandemonium broke loose.
But Laura broke loose again.
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To break LOOSE.
All hell might break loose.
"All hell will break loose".
Then all hell breaks loose.
Now all hell breaks loose.
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