break it off
Sever the connection
To break it off is to end a romantic relationship or engagement abruptly: She broke it off with him after finding out he'd been lying.
The phrase suggests a clean, decisive severance rather than a gradual fading.
Sometimes shortened to just break it off when context makes the object clear: Things weren't working—I had to break it off.
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- haltComplete sudden stop
- pull the plugDiscontinue or terminate something
- severCut apart completely
- splitSeparation into parts
end · stop · abandon · terminate · bitter end · closure · dissolve · cut ties · interrupt · part ways · call it quits · heartbreak · let go · suspend · cold feet · freedom · cancel · disengage
break it offstay together
Remain as one unit
stick with it · hold on · persevere · carry on · stay the course
break it offcommit
Bind to a course
tie the knot · get married · settle down · move in together · go steady
break it offreconcile
Resolve a disagreement
get back together · make up · reconciliation · patch things up · work it out
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