break with someone

break with someone
break off (with someone) & break with someone
to end communication with someone; to break up (with someone); to end a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship, or to create a break between adult members of a family. •

Terri has broken off with Sam.

We thought she would break with him pretty soon.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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