Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)The complete termination of a relationship, or an exit from a situation.

    He decided to make a clean break with his employer.

    I'm ready for a clean break with my ex-girlfriend.

    по́лный разры́вpólnyj razrýv

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He made a clean break with them.

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  2. Tom was cleaning up some broken glass.

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  3. Tom is cleaning up some broken glass.

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  4. We need to make a clean break.

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  5. Tom cleaned up the broken glass.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
initiate a complete termination of a relationship:

Forms

plural: clean breaks
Singularclean break
Pluralclean breaks

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See also

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