break off (with)

verb

Definition of break off (with)next
as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings

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  1. leave
  2. dump
  3. ditch
  4. blow off
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  • That leaves a hole on the Bombers' infield that had mostly been occupied since 2018.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All that leaves Wall Street with a good sense of visibility entering 2025, Allen said.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of leave
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  • After a fierce battle Saturday, firefighters managed to fight back flames in Mandeville Canyon, home to Arnold Schwarzenegger and other celebrities near Pacific Palisades not far from the coast, where swooping helicopters dumped water as the blaze charged downhill.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Major winter storms have dumped snow and cold weather on the Mid-Atlantic and the South.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Some will give you immediate satisfaction (such as ditching paper and going digital), while others will pay off over time (like focusing on decluttering one space at a time).
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Johnson enters the new year trying to ditch the missteps and the controversies that have left his political standing in the dust.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of ditch
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  • Part of our chimney blew off and crashed into the driveway.
    Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Airlines’ wild year Airlines started off the year with a door panel blowing off of a Boeing airplane during an Alaska Airlines flight.
    Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow off
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