break bread
Eat with others
To break bread is to share a meal with someone, usually suggesting fellowship or reconciliation.
The phrase carries biblical overtones—bread broken and distributed among companions.
We broke bread with our former rivals.
It implies more than eating together; it suggests connection, trust, or the mending of relationships.
State of close connection
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
bonding · friendship · kinship · community · table · companionship · generosity · warmth
togetherness
State of close connection
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
welcome · bonding · friendship · kinship · community · table · companionship · generosity · warmth · reconciliation
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
liturgy · altar · chalice · host · consecration · transubstantiation · worship · ceremony · ritual · congregation
- breakbreakaway, breakout, breakthrough, breakup, heartbreak
- eating phrasesdig in, chow down, bon appetit, eat up, gobble up
break breadcross swords
Fight or argue fiercely
shun · ostracize · declare war · feud · bear a grudge
break breadfast
Speedy, or skip eating
starve · go hungry · deny oneself · hunger strike · go without
break breadturn away
Deny someone access
exclude · ostracize · give the cold shoulder · keep at arm's length · close the door on
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