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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 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

To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

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

avoid doing something

take the pledge

go on the wagon

bring to an end

pull the plug on

turn your back on

give something a miss

wash your hands of

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

break the habit of

send one's regrets

shake one's head

give the thumbs down

give the red light

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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

ax^US

bring to a halt

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

be no longer valid

quit cold turkey

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

blow the whistle on

go out the window

go down the toilet

tie up loose ends

bring to fruition

set the seal on

come to a conclusion

get on the wagon

leave unfinished

bring to a premature end

stop in full flow

reach a standstill

stop in your tracks

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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

get comfortable

suspend proceedings

put your head down

catch a few 'z' s

catch forty winks

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 knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)

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

abstract oneself

take yourself off

beat a hasty retreat

make a run for it

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

go off in a huff

make a sudden departure

show a clean pair of heels

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

take it on the lam

do a moonlight flit

do a vanishing act

move further off

take on the lam

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

make your escape

get out of someone's clutches

break away from

make good one's escape

slip through your fingers

run for the hills

take one's farewells

leave in a hurry

make one's departure

go absent without leave

step on the gas

make quick exit

depart suddenly

break loose from

make one's escape from

shut oneself away

hand in your notice

relinquish one's position

go like lightning

step aside from

betake oneself to

wend one's way to

leave your country

start a new life

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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

pull the plug on

take the life of

end the life of

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 less active

get under control

make a résumé of

make a outline of

remove surgically

bring to a standstill

get in the way of

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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

refuse to speak

be unwilling to talk

be unforthcoming

button one’s lip

withhold information

shut one’s face

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

distance oneself

keep at arm's length

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

set someone against someone else

create animosity

cause hostility between

cause to dislike

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Verb

To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

give someone the push

give someone the big E

give the old heave-ho

leave at the altar

do the dirty on

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

stop going out with

break off one's relationship with

leave in trouble

leave holding the bag

leave in a lurch

divorce oneself from

end relations with

have nothing more to do with

leave all alone

leave parentless

let someone down

fail to support

stop living together

fall short of expectation

stab in the back

end relationship

give up the ship

let someone stew in their own juice

take oneself off from

be unfaithful to

become estranged

reach a parting of the ways

tell somebody it's over

go separate ways

take your leave of

axe^UK

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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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

immobilisation^UK

break in your journey

period of waiting

end of the road

pause in the action

cancellation^UK

disconnectedness

stumbling block

lack of coherence

communication breakdown

finalization^US

suspended animation

finalisation^UK

time on your hands

one's own sweet time

cooling-off period

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