break something up
1break something to pieces — smash/break/tear etc/something to pieces phrase to break something into so many pieces that it is completely destroyed The furniture had been smashed to pieces. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym to breaksynonym …
2break something up — 1 police tried to break up the crowd: DISPERSE, scatter, disband. 2 I m not going to let you break up my marriage: WRECK, ruin, destroy. → break …
3break something up — 1) police tried to break up the crowd Syn: disperse, scatter, disband 2) I m not going to let you break up my marriage Syn: wreck, ruin, destroy …
4break something up — 1) police tried to break up the crowd Syn: disperse, scatter, disband 2) I m not going to let you break up my marriage Syn: wreck, ruin, destroy …
5break something in — 1》 accustom a horse to being ridden. 2》 wear shoes until they become supple and comfortable. → break …
6break something to — make bad news known to. → break …
7break something in — wear something, typically a pair of new shoes, until it becomes supple and comfortable …
8break (something) loose from something — break/cut/tear (sb/sth) ˈloose from sb/sth idiom to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc • The organization broke loose from its sponsors. • He cut himself loose from his family. Main entry: ↑looseidiom …
9break (something) loose from somebody — break/cut/tear (sb/sth) ˈloose from sb/sth idiom to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc • The organization broke loose from its sponsors. • He cut himself loose from his family. Main entry: ↑looseidiom …
10break something off — abruptly end or discontinue something. → break …
