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To detach or snap off something

To become severed or detached

To stop performing an action or activity

To draw to an end or close

To suspend, or to stop or cease temporarily

To cease to perform a specified action

To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

To knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)

To leave or exit a place

To stop working for a shift or for the day

To remove completely, leaving no trace

To reduce in extent or quantity

To become silent or quiet

To cause to feel less close, friendly or caring

A temporary stop in action or speech

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Verb

To detach or snap off something

become disconnected

become detached

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“I was warned never to break off any branches of the lone blackthorn tree, sacred to the fairies, which stood just beyond the eastern gable of the house.”

Verb

To become severed or detached

become detached

become separated

“It was to be found in great slabs along the mountain sides where it would break off from time to time.”

Verb

To stop performing an action or activity

axe^UK

ax^US

call it quits on

give a wide berth to

have nothing to do with

resist the temptation to

restrain oneself from

stop oneself from

restrain yourself

cease to indulge in

prevent oneself from

bring to an end

pull the plug on

avoid doing something

take the pledge

go on the wagon

turn your back on

give something a miss

suffer deprivation

turn aside from

stand down from

give something up

let well enough alone

have no truck with

give someone the brush-off

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

send to Coventry

hand someone the frozen mitt

have nothing more to do with

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

lack for something

refuse to recognize

refuse to abide by

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“Thus, a considerable amount of political pressure had to be exerted to persuade him to break off any further negotiations with them.”

Verb

To draw to an end or close

bring to an end

bring to a close

pull the plug on

axe^UK

bring to a halt

ax^US

draw to a close

knock something on the head

come to a close

come to a standstill

take a breather

bring to a conclusion

bring to a stop

put the kibosh on

bring to an untimely end

suspend proceedings

come to the end

become obsolete

bring to a standstill

be through with

bring down curtain

put a period to

quit cold turkey

be no longer valid

get on the wagon

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

blow the whistle on

tie up loose ends

bring to fruition

set the seal on

come to a conclusion

reach a standstill

stop in your tracks

leave unfinished

bring to a premature end

stop in full flow

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“A spokesman told newsmen in the evening that he feared that talks would break off abruptly.”

Verb

To suspend, or to stop or cease temporarily

hold in abeyance

take a rain check on

put on the back burner

put in cold storage

lay on the table

put on back burner

give rain check

keep in abeyance

put in abeyance

put off the evil day

put off the evil hour

put to one side

give a rain check

take a raincheck

suspend proceedings

take a rain check

take a breather

put on the shelf

“I speculated that the negotiators might simply break off the meeting when they returned.”

Verb

To cease to perform a specified action

put your feet up

take a breather

come up for air

have a breather

come to a standstill

come to standstill

stop what you're doing

catch one's breath

entertain oneself

let your hair down

let it all hang out

put your head down

catch a few 'z' s

catch forty winks

suspend proceedings

hold your horses

get some shut-eye

recharge one's batteries

refresh oneself

snatch forty winks

have forty winks

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Verb

To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

do the dirty on

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

give someone the push

give the old heave-ho

leave at the altar

give someone the big E

turn your back on

wash your hands of

leave someone holding the baby

hang out to dry

give someone the air

give the heave-ho

fail to support

fall short of expectation

stop going out with

break off one's relationship with

leave in trouble

leave holding the bag

leave in a lurch

let someone down

stab in the back

divorce oneself from

end relations with

have nothing more to do with

leave all alone

leave parentless

give up the ship

let someone stew in their own juice

take oneself off from

be unfaithful to

take your leave of

stop living together

axe^UK

end relationship

become estranged

reach a parting of the ways

tell somebody it's over

go separate ways

ax^US

part company with

sever connections with

stand down from

step aside from

break off relations with

withdraw from the world

throw in the towel

put out to pasture

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Verb

To knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)

axe^UK

ax^US

come off in layers

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Verb

To leave or exit a place

go separate ways

make one's farewells

say one's farewells

say your goodbyes

make oneself scarce

sling your hook

absent yourself

make a break for it

beat a hasty retreat

make a run for it

abstract oneself

take yourself off

head for the hills

make a quick exit

get on the road

begin one's journey

take oneself off from

absent oneself from

get on your bike

make a move from

show a clean pair of heels

go off in a huff

make a sudden departure

do a disappearing act

take your leave of

take French leave

take a long walk on a short pier

go and chase yourself

get out of my sight

be off with you

go jump in the lake

go and jump in the lake

go to one's room

seclude oneself

shut oneself away in

hoist the blue peter

take to your heels

do a moonlight flit

take it on the lam

do a vanishing act

make your escape

make quick exit

change residence

break away from

go like lightning

make one's departure

make a sharp exit

take on the lam

leave in a hurry

depart suddenly

run for the hills

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

get out of someone's clutches

make good one's escape

slip through your fingers

distance oneself

take one's farewells

do vanishing act

go absent without leave

leave high and dry

make a dash for it

leave in the lurch

leave holding the bag

run like scared rabbit

make a quick getaway

depart secretly

become independent

shut oneself away

break loose from

leave your country

start a new life

make one's escape from

take leave from

remove oneself from

cut and run from

make oneself scarce from

take a hike from

give the slip to

betake oneself to

wend one's way to

step on the gas

delete one's account

cancel one's account

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Verb

To stop working for a shift or for the day

finish the working day

call it a night

Verb

To remove completely, leaving no trace

axe^UK

ax^US

declare null and void

knock something on the head

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe from the face of the earth

take the life of

end the life of

pull the plug on

send to the gas chambers

give someone the works

ethnically cleanse

send to kingdom come

put to the sword

terminate with extreme prejudice

blow someone's brains out

wipe off face of earth

remove all traces of

destroy root and branch

render null and void

declare invalid

put a line through

cause the death of

bring to an end

put the kibosh on

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Verb

To reduce in extent or quantity

put a restriction on

put the brakes on

axe^UK

make cutbacks in

ax^US

take the edge off

put in a nutshell

take the sting out

put a damper on

take the bite out

make reductions in

cut to the bone

tranquillise^UK

make less intense

keep to a minimum

keep at a minimum

make a outline of

make a résumé of

make less active

get under control

remove surgically

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Verb

To become silent or quiet

decrease the volume

hold your tongue

hush one's mouth

put a sock in it

button your lip

shut your mouth

keep one's lips sealed

keep your trap shut

keep your face shut

keep your mouth shut

quit chattering

not let out a peep

shut one’s trap

shut one’s gob

button one’s lip

shut one’s face

refuse to speak

be unwilling to talk

be unforthcoming

withhold information

shut one’s mouth

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Verb

To cause to feel less close, friendly or caring

make unfriendly

drive a wedge between

set at variance

put at a distance

lose the affection of

make indifferent

turn your back on

withdraw the affections of

sow dissension between

cause disagreement between

set against one another

pit against one another

set in opposition

keep at arm's length

distance oneself

sever connections between

cause antagonism between

set at odds with

burn your bridges

put on the outs

leave out in the cold

sever relationships

destroy the affections of

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Noun

A temporary stop in action or speech

discontinuation

breathing space

breathing spell

Mexican standoff

screeching halt

holding pattern

end of the line

immobilization^US

cancellation^UK

immobilisation^UK

period of waiting

break in your journey

end of the road

pause in the action

stumbling block

communication breakdown

finalization^US

disconnectedness

suspended animation

finalisation^UK

lack of coherence

time on your hands

one's own sweet time

cooling-off period

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