break up
Phrasal verbto end a relationship with sb; to make sth separate into smaller pieces; to divide sth into smaller parts; to make people leave sth or stop doing sth, especially by using force; to end a relationship, a company, etc.
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to end a relationship with sb
Oxford15% of films
to make sth separate into smaller pieces; to divide sth into smaller parts
Oxford10% of films
to make people leave sth or stop doing sth, especially by using force
Oxford10% of films
to end a relationship, a company, etc.
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- You and I were already broken up. - You're Woogie?
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