Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
break up
break up
1) cease, put an end to
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- break up a fight/protest/marriage
- AnalysisTo break up means to disintegrate or disperse or to end something. It can refer to an end in a program, course or school term. "We broke up for lunch at around 1.30." "The meeting broke up at around 7 pm." You can say 'the clouds broke up' or a crowd or group 'broke up' meaning that they dispersed and went in different directions. If a relationship 'breaks up' it comes to an end so, a marriage can 'break up' or a romantic relationship. If you are on the phone or a call over the internet and the signal is bad so that you can't hear the other person very well- you can say the line is 'breaking up'. You can also 'break up' laughing at something extremely funny.
- Social Examples (Basic)
- My wife told me that if I keep working so hard, we will break up.
- When the bell rang, the referee had to break up the fight.
- The police were called in to break up the protest on the streets.
- I've had this cold for two weeks, but thankfully it's starting to break up.
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