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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  • This technique gives patients results that look natural, offers a speedier recovery, and leaves fewer scars.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Bruce found his bloody arrow, then left the area and walked to a barn to wait for his dad before tracking the deer.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of leave
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  • The sisters throw the near-dead Ian into the car trunk to dump his body into the dark sea off a nearby cliff.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Politics Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency Dec. 12, 2024 The pair drove to the New Melones reservoir near Yosemite to dump the bodies.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dump
Verb
  • And the choice to ditch the strobe effect that ages the cast into adults feels unnecessary.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • After ditching President Florentino Perez twice at the altar in 2017 and 2022, Mbappe finally decided to let his PSG contract run down this summer and subsequently join the 15-time Champions League winners.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ditch
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  • The last news of him was that he was seen trying to apply a tourniquet to the stump of his leg, which had been blown off in an explosion.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Directed by first time feature director Tsai Chia-ying, the film’s production was briefly blown off course by the recent typhoon, but is expected to be back on course in time for a 2025 release.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of blow off
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