break it off
Example Sentences
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Since the handrail was free at the top and only one bolt remained at the bottom, why not just break it off?
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023
The first time I tried to break it off with Anna, I couldn’t work up the nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022
If you decide you want to end this, you can break it off with her gently—”this isn’t working out.”
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2021
Suganthini's family insisted Ted break it off by telling her he didn't love her.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2020
Yes, because the last thing she wanted was to break it off five years down the road, when the two of them would be in so much deeper, it’d be like cutting off a limb.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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