to overcome a barrier or limitation, particularly in career or personal advancement
преодолеть барьер или ограничение, особенно в профессиональном или личном росте (preodolety bar'er ili ogranichenie, osobenno v professional'nom ili lichnom roste)
"She was the first woman in the company to break the glass ceiling and become a senior manager."
"Она была первой женщиной в компании, которая разбила стеклянный потолок и стала старшим менеджером." (Ona byla pervoy zhenshchinoy v kompanii, kotoraya razbila steklyannyy potolok i stala starshim menedzherom.)
to make a serious or formal promise
To do what one has promised.
to design or aim something for a particular group
a situation where companies or countries lower standards to...
To put in more effort than is expected
to start something too soon
