clean break

English

Pronunciation

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("make a clean break")

Noun

clean break (plural clean breaks)

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

I'm ready for a clean break with my ex-girlfriend.

Translations

Note: These translations are for the verb phrase "make a clean break".

initiate a complete termination of a relationship

Chinese:
Mandarin: 一刀兩斷 (zh), 一刀两断 (zh) (yīdāoliǎngduàn), 脫離 (zh), 脱离 (zh) (tuōlí), 斷交 (zh), 断交 (zh) (duànjiāo)
Finnish: panna välit poikki

Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: cortar por lo sano (es)

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