breaking of bread

Even though the discussions were expected to stretch for up to five hours, no meal was served during the summit, meaning there was no symbolic breaking of bread.

"No breaking of bread," said the senior U.S. official.

There will be “no breaking of bread,” a Biden official said.

“Think about the stories from the Gospel — the breaking of bread. The search for lodging in Bethlehem. These workers are ‘the least of these’ right now, so we need to champion them.”

The traditional breaking of bread in crowded dining rooms — before class, after a night out, in the middle of the day for lunchtime — is another college tradition students will miss this year as campuses enact measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.