to break in

to break in: gradually to prepare something for use that is new and stiff;
to interrupt (for the second definition, also: to cut in)

Examples of TO BREAK IN

  • It is best to break a new car in by driving it slowly for the first few hundred miles.

  • While Carrie and I were talking, Bill broke in to tell me about a telephone call.

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according to

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