Break up and Complete

Break up

Break up verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas

Complete and break up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Complete" instead a verb "Break up".

Complete

Complete verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

Break up and complete are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break up" instead a verb "Complete".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Theatre / Little Shop of Horrors Pet the Dog: Mushnik would come off as a complete Jerk Ass if he didn't show concern for Audrey and urge her to break up with Orin.
  • Team Mom And again after Penny and Leonard break up, he acts like a child whose parents just divorced, complete with an ersatz custody battle.
    Source: Team Mom
  • Ho Yay / Live-Action TV Noah and Rebecca's dad also have this in one episode, complete with over the top break up.
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