break promise
31break — A sudden price move; prices may break up or down. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary A rapid and sharp price decline. Related: crash. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. break break 1 [breɪk] verb broke PASTTENSE [brəʊk ǁ broʊk] …
32break — [c]/breɪk / (say brayk) verb (broke or, Archaic, brake, broken or, Archaic, broke, breaking) – …
33break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …
34break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …
35break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …
36break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… …
37promise — 01. After he got arrested for drunk driving, he [promised] to stop drinking, but two weeks later he was at the bar again. 02. The little boy [promised] his mother that he would come straight home after school. 03. Henry s teachers were confident… …
38break faith with — BE DISLOYAL TO, be unfaithful to, be untrue to, betray, play someone false, break one s promise to, fail, let down; double cross, deceive, cheat, stab in the back; informal do the dirty on. → faith * * * break faith with phrase to stop supporting …
39break a promise — violate a pledge, not keep a promise …
40break one's word — breach a promise, violate a promise, not to stand behind one s words …
