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What does “at breaking point” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
C1
At the limit of what you can emotionally or physically cope with
“By the end of the month, she was at breaking point.”
From the C1 lesson Under the Weather (health and feeling better).
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What does “at breaking point” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“at breaking point” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks C1 Pack 2 (Plans, Problems and Feelings).
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