Make a clean break (from/with someone or something) informal verb phrase
To withdraw completely and permanently from a relationship, circumstance, or attachment.
After all the pain John caused, I decided to make a clean break from him and moved to a new city.
I have done the wrong things before. Now, I just want to make a clean break with the past and start again.
My husband promised to make a clean break with smoking, but he eventually didn't keep his promise.
To clean someone using water and soap
1. To get rid of something quickly and hastily
2. To create something rapidly
1. To officially allow somebody to leave a place
2. To remove someone from their job
3. To shoot bullet(s) from a gun
1. To write something on paper in a way that is neat, clear and detailed
2. To make a character no longer exist in a regular radio or television programme
The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Children or adults often say this phrase to get their friends to join in something, especially to jump into a swimming pool (pond, lake, etc.)
“Last one in is a rotten egg!” yelled Jane, jumping into the pool.