break (sth) off

— Phrasal Verb with break

/breɪk/ verb (past tense broke, past participle broken)

Definition

› to separate a part from a larger piece, or to become separate from something: He broke off a piece of chocolate.

(Definition of break (sth) off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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