break through
Pierce the obstacle
To break through is to penetrate a barrier or obstacle by force or persistence.
Soldiers break through enemy lines; scientists break through to new discoveries.
The phrase suggests overcoming resistance that had blocked progress: After months of frustration, we finally broke through.
A breakthrough, as one word, is a significant advance or achievement.
Make hole through
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- smashBreak violently apart
shatter · breach · puncture · split · fracture · tear · tunnel · bore
Act of finding something
- innovationCreating something original
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- epiphanySudden profound insight
eureka · watershed · turning point · game-changer · paradigm shift · leap forward · quantum leap · advancement
pierce
Make hole through
smash · shatter · breach · puncture · split · fracture · tear · tunnel · bore · perforate
discovery
Act of finding something
- innovationCreating something original
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
epiphany · eureka · watershed · turning point · game-changer · paradigm shift · leap forward · quantum leap · advancement · progress
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- blockadeSealing off a place
impasse · stalemate · deadlock · plateau · ceiling · wall · hurdle · limitation · boundary · threshold
- breakbreakaway, breakdown, breakout, heartbreak, jailbreak
- overcome obstaclesovercome, surmount, conquer, prevail, hurdle
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, no excuses, overcome, improve
- opportunitygolden opportunity, window of opportunity, opportunity knocks, once in a lifetime, golden chance
- overcomeconquer, defeat, beat, triumph, prevail
- progress wordsadvance, progress, improve, grow, develop