1. broke off - Adjective
2. broke off - Verb
broke off
simple past of break off
broke off (comparative more broke off, superlative most broke off)
(slang) Well-to-do, rich, wealthy
broke off
simple past of break off
broke off (comparative more broke off, superlative most broke off)
(slang) Well-to-do, rich, wealthy
He was thunderstruck to learn that Senator Sumner privately denounced the course, regarded Mr. Adams as betraying the principles of his life, and broke off relations with his family. Henry Adams
I love you, Clary," he said without looking at her. He was staring out into the church, at the row of lighted candles, their fold reflected in his eyes. "More than I ever--" He broke off. "God. More than I probably should. You know that, don't you? Cassandra Clare
"Isn't there any way-” He broke off. Can't the past be altered? he asked himself. Evidently not. Cause and effect work in only one direction, and change is real. So what's gone is gone, and I might as well get out of here. Philip K. Dick
Just this week, Syria broke off all relations with the United States military and the CIA. Ed Markey
You know how the Beatles broke off - they all did their solo projects and they came back together and they were even stronger! Kelly Rowland
I think King Baudouin was not dissatisfied with the disappearance of the man who broke off the 80-year-old relations between Belgium and Congo. Mark Eyskens