Sunday, November 15, 2015

break off

to end a discussion, conversation, relationship, etc

  • Our negotiations broke off.
  • I broke off the engagement.
  • We broke off our conversation.
  • They broke off their engagement.
  • Why did she break off her speech?
  • I have broken off our engagement.
  • Tom broke off his engagement to Mary.
  • We want to break off this negotiation.
  • The couple broke off their engagement.
  • We have broken off relations with them.
  • Can she have broken off with them?
  • Tom and Mary broke off their engagement.
  • I'm afraid we must break off the discussion.
  • Mark and Leonor broke off their relationship.
  • Tom and Mary have broken off their engagement.
  • She broke off her engagement in a fit of anger.
  • Tom told Mary that he wanted to break off the engagement.
  • Sally told me that she will break off her relationship with Gary
  • That country broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
  • That country broke off diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.
  • Your boyfriend is a problematic person, but that's not a good enough reason to give up or break off your relationship.
  • The two countries have broken off diplomatic relations.


to remove a piece from the main part

  • Don't break off the branch.


to stop doing something

  • You'd better break off smoking.
  • He broke off in the middle of his speech.
  • He broke off talking because of the sudden noise.
  • Let's break off for half an hour and have some coffee.
  • Why don't we break off for a while and have some coffee?
  • He was making a speech, but he broke off when he heard a strange noise.
  • He was in the middle of a funny story when he broke off to answer the telephone.

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