clean break

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clean break

noun clean breaks

idiomatic The complete termination of a relationship, or an exit from a situation. He decided to make a clean break with his employer.

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noun initiate a complete termination of a relationship

Español	cortar por lo sano
中文	一刀兩斷 /一刀两断 yīdāoliǎngduàn, 脫離 /脱离 tuōlí, 斷交 /断交 duànjiāo
Русский	по́лный разры́в pólnyj razrýv

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@misc{clean_break_2026,
  title = {clean break},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clean%20break},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}