Admit
Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes
Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Later, during a break where they try to turn Loup with comfort instead, they admit Loup represents a great excuse to just keep torturing her endlessly to find out what would break a fearless GMO.
Source: Literature / Santa Olivia -
This may break some of their pride and help them admit that they're only human, and to be a bit more understanding towards occasional indulgence.
Source: Dry Crusader - The writers admit they couldn't even write a break up scene between her and Ross, and she gets her own happy ending with Ross's Suspiciously Similar Substitute.
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