a clean break

Meaning

1. 1

   a complete separation from a person, an organization, a way of life, etc.

   She wanted to make a clean break with the past.

2. 2

   a break in a bone in one place

In the movies · 6

• I just make a clean break.I'm Thinking of Ending Things2020
• Yeah, just a fracture. The doctor said it's a clean break.Sin City2005
• Joel, why don't you just see this as a sign, Make a clean break. Right?Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
• I'm here to enforce them. I want clean breaks.Cinderella Man2005
• Colonel Dax, when this mess is cleaned up, I'll break you.Paths of Glory1957
• -Nothing at all! -It's a clean break this time.Trainspotting1996

Learn it in full scenes

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
  • Joel Ditches Work for Montauk Beach
  • Clementine Meets Joel on the Train
  • Joel and Clementine Meet
• Paths of Glory1957
  • Broulard Pitches the Anthill Offensive
  • Broulard Visits Dax at the Front
  • Mireau Orders Dax to Take the Anthill

From the same entry

• as clean as a whistle
• a clean bill of health
• a clean sheet
• make a clean breast of
• make a clean sweep
• keep your nose clean
• wipe the slate clean
• clean house
• clean up your act
• clean down
• clean off
• clean out