Phrasal Verb: Break up

Break up - Break into many pieces

Example:

The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it on the floor.

Notes:

- Separable [optional]

- International English

Break up - Close an educational institution for the holidays

Example:

Schools BREAK UP at the end of June for the summer holidays.

Notes:

- Intransitive

- International English

Break up - Finish a relationship

Example:

They had been going out for a couple of years before they BROKE UP.

Notes:

- Intransitive

- International English

Break up - Become inaudible over the telephone because of interference

Example:

You're BREAKING UP; I'll call you back in a minute and see if we get a better connection.

Notes:

- Intransitive

- International English

Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 7 phrasal verbs with 'BREAK'

Don't Miss...