break up
— Phrasal Verb with break /breɪk/ verb (past tense broke, past participle broken)Definition
PEOPLE › If people break up, they stop having a relationship or stop working together: He's just broken up with his girlfriend.
SCHOOL UK › When schools or colleges break up, the classes end and the holidays begin.
(Definition of break up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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