Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Front for
Both terms in one sentence
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Things get complicated for all when it's revealed that the hotel is a front for a white slavery ring, and that Miss Dorothy is their latest target.The film thrives on meta humor, most notably the "break" halfway through in which literally nothing happens for a few minutes.
Source: Film / Thoroughly Modern Millie
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