break off

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   to end sth suddenly

   You were young, and it was entirely prudent to break off the understanding.

   Break off the attack. The shield is still up.

2. Oxford17% of films

   to separate sth, using force

In the movies · 16

• - What's happening? - The whole damn shelf is breaking off!The Day After Tomorrow2004
• One of the tribes of Atlantis broke off and settled hereAquaman2018
• and sometimes it's not broken off...American Movie1999
• Break off Break offTroy2004
• What is that? Break off!Transformers2007
• I need you to break off a chunk, I need you to put it in a bag.The Place Beyond the Pines2013
• You were young, and it was entirely prudent to break off the understanding.Persuasion2007
• Break off the attack. The shield is still up.Return of the Jedi1983

Learn it in full scenes

• American Movie1999
  • Mark's Twelfth Hour Deadline
  • Mark Pitches Northwestern
  • Family Fights Over the Phone Bill
• Persuasion2007
  • Sir Walter Snubs the Navy
  • She Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago
  • Wentworth on Firmness of Character

From the same entry

• break away
• break down
• break down
• break for
• break in
• break in
• break in
• break into
• break out
• break out
• break out in
• break through