break through

Meanings

verbbreak through (third-person singular simple present breaks through, present participle breaking through, simple past broke through, past participle broken through)

present singular third person breaks through · participle present breaking through · past broke through · participle past broken through

idiomaticintransitiveTo gain popularity.
We are in a drought of famous influencers, and it may be here to stay. People just aren’t breaking through online the way they used to, becoming household names and garnering real, mainstream fame.
2024 June 26, Stephanie McNeal, “Influencers Aren’t Getting Famous Like They Used To”, in Glamour, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2024
intransitivehobbiesTo penetrate the defence of the opposition.
Montenegro gave Wales a scare in the first minute at the Cardiff City Stadium when Stevan Jovetic broke through, only to screw his shot well wide.
2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022
transitiveTo make or force a way through (a barrier).
colloquialidiomaticTo cross a perceptual threshold during the use of certain psychedelics in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
I'm hitting my DMT cart right now. Hold up, hold on nigga. I'm hittin' it not enough to break through though. Oh my God! Oh my God nigga ugghh. I'm- ohhh my God, dude! Ohhh, ahhh! Oh my God! Holy fuck! Oh my God! Oohhh. Oohhh! God! Oh my God! Ahhh! Fuck, I'm breaking through bro. Ohh!
2020, DubbyD, im hitting my dmt cart right now, spoken by CSGO player Loc T Nguyen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, through.