make a clean break; sever relations
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to make a clean break; to sever relations or connections completely
Used to describe ending a relationship, partnership, or association decisively and permanently. Can apply to personal relationships, business ties, or bad habits.
Jì既
rán然
lǐ理
niàn念
bù不
hé合
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
yī一
dāo刀
liǎng两
duàn断
ba吧
。
Since our ideas don't align, let's make a clean break.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
hé和
guò过
qù去
de的
bù不
liáng良
xí习
guàn惯
yī一
dāo刀
liǎng两
duàn断
。
He decided to make a clean break with his past bad habits.
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Tā他
men们
chǎo吵
le了
yī一
jià架
，
cóng从
cǐ此
yī一
dāo刀
liǎng两
duàn断
。
They had a big fight and severed ties from then on.