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Meaning of "break ranks" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAK RANKS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAK RANKS

break it down
break new ground
break of day
break of serve
break off
break one´s back
break one´s heart
break one´s neck
break out
break point
break service
break step
break the back of
break the bank
break the glass plan
break the ice
break the mould
break through
break up
break wind

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAK RANKS

Banks
branks
close ranks
Fairbanks
Grand Banks
Hanks
lower ranks
other ranks
ranks
return thanks
spindleshanks
thanks
upper ranks
vote of thanks

Synonyms and antonyms of break ranks in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «break ranks» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAK RANKS

Find out the translation of break ranks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of break ranks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «break ranks» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

溃不成军
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

romper filas
570 millions of speakers

English

break ranks
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रैंकों तोड़
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كسر صفوف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

порвать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quebrar fileiras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরতির স্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rompre les rangs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Putar pangkat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus dem Glied treten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

隊列を乱す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순위 휴식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalahake rangking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phá vỡ hàng ngũ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முறிவு அணிகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेक क्रमांक लागतो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rompere le righe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złamać szeregi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порвати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rupe rândurile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπάσει τάξεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breek geledere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bryta leden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bryte rekkene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of break ranks

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAK RANKS»

The term «break ranks» is normally little used and occupies the 122.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAK RANKS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about break ranks

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAK RANKS»

Discover the use of break ranks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to break ranks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
ranks break ranks to do or say something different from what a group you belong to does or says ♢ Two owners broke ranks and said they were against locking out the players, usage: often followed by with: They decided to break ranks with the ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
2
House of God: Building Local Churches According To God's ...
... and they do not break ranks. marches in formation, and they do not break ranks . marches in formation, and they do not break ranks. marches in formation, and they do not break ranks.88888They do not push one They do not push one They  ...
Ashish Raichur, 2014
3
Instructions for Guides: Arranged for the Use of the ...
Company. Dismissal. 60 Upon intimation from the captain that the drill is ended, which will be at ordered arms, the sergeant will cause the company to stack arms, step one pace to the rear, face to the right and break ranks. To break ranks with ...
Augustus Theodore Francis, 1870
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Journal of Education
VVhenever standardization means holding on to something, keeping the line you have, worshiping the place you have attained, it means a “show” of manual arms, a line display of the skill already attained, a getting ready to “break ranks" and ...
5
Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression: The ...
break ranks with the OMIC allocation scheme by conducting own account operations? The answer is a qualified, yes . That is, a disgruntled nonmember will have more of an incentive than a disgruntled member of the OMIC. But even here the ...
Mark Toma, 2013
6
Breaking Ranks: Refusing to Serve in the West Bank and Gaza ...
The most difficult thing is to break ranks. But once you become aware that what you're doing is a crime, that barrier is removed. From his perspective, the Palestinians' situation is irrelevant. What the army does to Palestinians doesn't seem 30 ...
Ronit Chacham, 2003
7
My Twenty and Then Some
Without thinking, I hollered at his squad leader telling him to teach that young agent not to break ranks. One or two minutes later the young recruit was at my hatch wanting to go to sick bay. One look at him and I knew he had a broken jaw.
Charles Carmin, 2013
8
Never Anticipate the Command
Sergeant Horton's booming voice rang out, almost screaming, “Don't break ranks. Don't break ranks. Don't break those goddamn ranks,” he continued to roar. “Boy! Step on those sonofabitches. Don't be squeamish. Step right on their ...
Lee Summers, 2011
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History of the Seventy-Sixth Regiment New York Volunteers: ...
Then came the order to break ranks, and soon the boys were encamped for the night. In the face of the enemy, in sight of the battle-field of a week before, these orders to march will be readily understood to have been very exciting, summoning ...
Abram P. Smith, 1867
10
Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire
As will be seen below, it is likely that the Franks possessed some sort of missile capacity. Nevertheless, after contact was made with the enemy, the Carolingian army not only did not break ranks but did not give any ground to the attackers.
Bernard S. Bachrach, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAK RANKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term break ranks is used in the context of the following news items.
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As Qantas decides on 787s, the A350s come over horizon
There is reason to hope Qantas will break ranks on this. It has invested many millions of dollars in the refurbishments of its domestic and ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
2
Europe at war once again
Other countries were too small to break ranks from the Orwellian technocratic groupthink. The Spanish government was powerless and ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
3
Knock the viewpoint, but let academic freedom ring
And yet, I must break ranks with many of my friends and allies in the movement to defend the dignity and basic rights of the unborn, the newly ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
4
Difficult for Umno to remove Najib despite claims of financial scandal …
BN would have to break ranks and work with the opposition for such a vote to be passed, the report said. It also noted that Malaysia had never ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
5
Stand firm on nuke inspections
The ayatollah might believe the P5+1 will blame the United States if the talks halt and would break ranks on sanctions. But this isn't likely to be ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
6
Najib's leadership crisis: Possible scenarios
But when the government has a clear majority like in Malaysia, the ruling coalition will have to break ranks and work with the opposition for the ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
7
Port City Post: As we celebrate freedom, five Mainers deserve our …
He was the first member of his party to break ranks and oppose Nixon's position during the Watergate hearings. He said: “I will not pass ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
8
Can Gor kick out Chairman Sam Nyamweya?
While announcing his candidature, Gor sought to break ranks with other aspirants who in their campaigns have blamed the federation's ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
9
In search of the perfect match Tim Harford
Yet there is an incentive to break ranks and make early “exploding” offers. If those time-limited offers are any good, then students will often ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
HITTING WALL: Nation of Greece prepares for economic meltdown
Four members of the coalition's junior partners are threatening to break ranks and vote "Yes" to creditor demands. The government's hardline ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»

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