The country shares borders with Ruanda and Burundi. Use boundary when you are talking about an area of land within a country: ‘The Mississippi River forms a natural boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas.’ ‘Their farm is just inside the boundary of the National Park. ‘The place where two countries meet is the border : ‘We’re about to cross the border between Austria and Switzerland.’ bread He’s gone to buy a fresh bread.
He’s gone to buy some fresh bread. See Language Note at SCENERY break 1
The family broke just after he was born.
The family broke up just after he was born. break up = stop being together as a couple or group: ‘Did you know that Carol and Richard have broken up?’ ‘Can you remember when the Beatles broke up?’ 2
The police had to break the door to get in.
The police had to break down the door to get in. In an emergency situation, policemen, firemen, etc break down the door of a room or building: ‘If the door’s locked, you’ll just have to break it down.’ 3
See BROKEN breakfast 1
After the breakfast, we went shopping.
After breakfast, we went shopping. Before my breakfast I usually go for a run.
Before breakfast I usually go for a run. When breakfast/lunch/dinner etc refer to an event (rather than to the meal itself), they are used without at/the/this/my etc: ‘What shall we do after lunch?’ ‘Pam and Simon have invited us to dinner.’ ‘What time do you have breakfast?’ You use at/he/this/my etc when you refer to the meal itself: ‘We enjoyed the evening, even though the dinner was cold.’ ‘I don’t usually have time for a cooked breakfast.’
