break the cycle

English

Pronunciation

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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)

1. (idiomatic) To act so as to end a repeating pattern of harmful or otherwise negative behavior.

See also

• break the wheel
• kick the habit

Further reading

• “break the cycle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.