destroy a friendship
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
to damage a friendship so badly that it cannot continue
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Examples (10)
- A careless lie can destroy a lifelong friendship in seconds.
- He destroyed our friendship by betraying my trust.
- Don't let money issues destroy a long-standing friendship.
- Repeated gossip nearly destroyed their friendship.
- One selfish decision might destroy a close friendship forever.
- She worries that the argument will destroy their friendship.
- Their friendship was destroyed by constant jealousy.
- Competitive rivalry can destroy a good friendship if you’re not careful.
- I would never destroy our friendship over a disagreement.
- In the end, his refusal to apologize completely destroyed the friendship they had forged.