break a record

to destroy a previously set high record by setting a new one. The athlete broke all the school records in swimming. The league record was broken after thirty years.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alice	AL-is (English), a-LEES (French), ah-LEE-che (Italian)	English, French, Portuguese, Italian
Eadric	-	Anglo-Saxon
Sonia	['sɔniə]
Taranis	-	Celtic Mythology
Mirabella	-	Italian
Bethania	-	Spanish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek