break someone イディオム

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break someone's heart

make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.

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break someone

break someone
In addition to the idioms beginning with break someone, also see under break one.
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- break someone
- break someone of something
- break someone's heart
- break someone's serve
- break someone up

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break someone of something

break someone of something
Cause to discontinue a habit or practice, as in Mom tried for years to break Betty of biting her nails. The Oxford English Dictionary cites a quotation from W. Wotton's History of Rome (1701): “He ... broke them of their warm Baths,” which presumably refers to breaking Romans of their custom of bathing regularly. Today we are more apt to break someone of a bad habit. [Early 1600s]

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break someone up

break someone up
see under break up, def. 5.

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break someone's serve

break someone's serve
In tennis and related sports, win a game served by one's opponent, as in The only way he'll win the match is to break Bill's serve. The use of serve, from the earlier service, meaning “starting play” in these sports, dates from the early 1600s.

break someone

break someone
In accession to the idioms alpha with break someone, additionally Learn added break one.
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- break someone
- break addition of something
- break someone's heart
- break someone's serve
- break addition up

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break addition of something

break addition of something
Cause to abandon a addiction or practice, as in Mom approved for years to breach Betty of bitter her nails. The Oxford English Dictionary cites a citation from W. Wotton's History of Rome (1701): “He ... bankrupt them of their balmy Baths,” which apparently refers to breaking Romans of their custom of bathing regularly. Today we are added apt to breach addition of a bad habit. [Early 1600s]

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break addition up

break addition up
Learn added break up, def. 5.

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break someone's heart

make addition feel actual disappointed/discouraged/sad.

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break someone's serve

break someone's serve
In tennis and accompanying sports, win a bold served by one's opponent, as in The alone way he'll win the bout is to breach Bill's serve. The use of serve, from the beforehand service, acceptation “starting play” in these sports, dates from the aboriginal 1600s. Dictionary