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break with sth
— phrasal verb with break /breɪk/ verb (broke, broken)Definition
› to intentionally not continue doing something that is normal, expected, or traditional: We decided to break with tradition and not spend Christmas with our family. The country's leadership is determined to break with past practices and to solve urgent economic problems.Stop having or doing something
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Synonyms and related words:
- abdicate verb (KING/QUEEN)
- abdicate verb (NOT DO)
- cede verb
- chuck sth in phrasal verb
- come off sth phrasal verb (STOP USING)
- forfeit adjective
- forfeit noun
- forgo verb
- forsake verb (STOP)
- forswear verb
- grow out of sth phrasal verb (INTEREST)
- kick the habit idiom
- lay off (sth/sb) phrasal verb
- leave go/hold of sth idiom
- leave off (sth/doing sth) phrasal verb
- let up phrasal verb (STOP)
- renounce verb
- renunciation noun
- sacrifice verb (GIVE UP)
- turn your back on sth idiom
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