Verb
break the cycle (third-person singular simple present breaks the cycle, present participle breaking the cycle, simple past broke the cycle, past participle broken the cycle)
(idiomatic) To act so as to end a repeating pattern of harmful or otherwise negative behavior.
The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection. Arianna Huffington
We need to break the cycle where marginalized communities are hit the hardest by disasters and have the fewest resources to recover from crises and prepare for the next one. Joe Biden
Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle of violence and indifference. Carrie P. Meek
The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease. Monica Potter
To be born into a family is to be, if I may say it this way, possessed. This possession is transmitted from generation to generation: the enchanted becomes the enchanter in projecting onto his children what was projected onto him-unless an awakening comes to break the cycle. Alejandro Jodorowsky
That's a lesson we can all learn: the more we have, the more we want. And the only cure is to break the cycle of relativity. Dan Ariely