break-in

Definitions

1. The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.
2. A novelty record where a question is asked or a comment is raised, and the replies are lyrics from other songs, sampled from the recordings.
   attributive, often

Equivalents

Examples

“There was a break-in at the shop⟳; everything was taken.”

“Described by Ken Simpson as a ... novelty record⟳ where ‘snippets of current hits’ are inserted into ‘a little melodrama almost set⟳ up as a newscast’ (Simpson 2016), the first example of a break-in record⟳ that I am aware of is ... The Flying Saucer.”

CEFR level