Break and Catch up

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

Catch up is an antonym for break.

Catch up

Catch up verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

Break is an antonym for catch up in find again topic.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Manga / Nisekoi Partly because she's trying to subtly break him away from Chitoge, and partly to try and "catch up" regarding his feelings, as she's a little behind the other girls.
  • Talking Is a Free Action Presumably, the characters take a minute's break between each series of blows to allow the commentators to catch up.
  • Anime / Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation aka: Phantasy Star Online 2 It's a break for everyone except Itsuki, anyway, because his increasing play time in PSO2 has started dropping his grades, so he is forced to catch up while everyone else has fun.
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