Break into many pieces
Meanings
- Break into many pieces (separable [optional], International English)
- Close an educational institution for the holidays (intransitive, International English)
- Finish a relationship (intransitive, International English)
- Become inaudible over the telephone because of interference (intransitive, International English)
Examples
- The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor.
- Schools BREAK UP at the end of June for the summer holidays.
- They had been going out for a couple of years before they BROKE UP.
- You're BREAKING UP; I'll call you back in a minute and see if we get a better connection.