broke off

  • 21break\ off — v 1. To stop suddenly. The speaker was interrupted so often that he broke off and sat down. When Bob came in, Jean broke off her talk with Linda and talked to Bob. 2. informal To end a friendship or love. I hear that Tom and Alice have broken off …

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  • 22break off phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to suddenly stop doing something, especially talking to someone: Fay told her story, breaking off now and then to wipe the tears from her eyes. (break sth off): I broke off the conversation and answered the phone. 2 (transitive… …

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  • 23break off — v. (D; intr.) to break off from (they broke off from the main wing of the party) * * * [ breɪk ɒf] (D; intr.) to break off from (they broke off from the main wing of the party) …

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  • 24break off — UK US break (sth) off Phrasal Verb with break({{}}/breɪk/ verb [T] (broke, broken) ► to stop, or to make something stop: »Talks between the two companies broke off over disagreements about the merger. »The company has decided to break off… …

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  • 25break sth off — UK US break (sth) off Phrasal Verb with break({{}}/breɪk/ verb [T] (broke, broken) ► to stop, or to make something stop: »Talks between the two companies broke off over disagreements about the merger. »The company has decided to break off… …

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  • 26break off something — break off (something) to end something suddenly. Our third meeting broke off after an hour, but our fourth lasted three days. I just broke off with a guy I ve been going out with for eight months …

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  • 27break off — (something) to end something suddenly. Our third meeting broke off after an hour, but our fourth lasted three days. I just broke off with a guy I ve been going out with for eight months …

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  • 28break off — verb a) To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently. Then the conversation broke off, and there was little more talking, only a noise of men going backwards and forwards, and of putting down of kegs and the hollow gurgle of good liquor… …

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  • 29break something off — 1) I broke off a branch from the tree Syn: snap off, pull off, sever, detach 2) they threatened to break off diplomatic relations Syn: end, terminate, stop, cease, call a halt to, finish, dissolve; su …

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  • 30break something off — 1) I broke off a branch from the tree Syn: snap off, pull off, sever, detach 2) they threatened to break off diplomatic relations Syn: end, terminate, stop, cease, call a halt to, suspend, discontinu …

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