Break up
Break up verb - To cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Both terms in one sentence
- Even after she tries to break up with him, Darryl constantly tells her "you can't get rid of me that easy".
Source: Literature / Fear Hall -
In Frasier, Niles was in love with both Daphne (who was oblivious), and his unseen wife, Maris, finding himself torn for several years because he refused to cheat on or break up with his wife, yet couldn't get rid of his feelings for Daphne.
Source: Love Triangle - She tries to break up with him, but they eventually end up back together, leading to a pregnancy which they suspect is a very bad idea... Then she dies horribly, neatly getting rid of both the abortion and incest moral dilemmas.
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