Break up
Break up verb - To cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization.
Both terms in one sentence
- So a father will order his daughter's boyfriend to break up with her, or a sister will demand that her brother's girlfriend ditches him.
Source: Break Up Demand - Since the series depended on them being separated in order to work, their break up was quick and difficult to understand.
Source: Toilet Seat Divorce -
A good instance of the former is the episode "Lucky Has to Move", where Lucky asks Dot to help him keep her family from moving in order not to break up his team.
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