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break off
/bɹˈeɪk ˈɒf/
/bɹˈeɪk ˈɔf/
to break off
[VERB] MAIN VERB
[phrase form: break]
1
to suddenly stop or discontinue something that was previously happening, particularly a conversation or an action, before it is completed
6
to terminate the romantic or personal relationship that one has with another person, typically in a sudden or abrupt manner
Examples
1. he broke off a piece of his chocolate.
2. On one occasion, a boy accidently broke off a part of Diogenes’s clay tub.
3. Break off the nipple.
4. Marion and his forces break off the attack completely after only a few minutes.
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