break ties

Frequency: 7.515.0 per million words

To end a relationship or connection.

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Examples (10)

  • They decided to break ties after years of disagreement.
  • The company had to break its business ties with the controversial supplier.
  • It's hard to break emotional ties with someone you've loved.
  • If the negotiations fail, we might have to break diplomatic ties.
  • He warned that the country would break all ties if the demands were not met.
  • She felt it was time to break ties with her past and start anew.
  • Are you really going to break ties with your family over this issue?
  • The activist group urged the government to break economic ties with the oppressive regime.
  • After the scandal, many sponsors chose to break their ties with the organization.
  • Sometimes, to move forward, you need to break toxic ties.