🇬🇧 Break up meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To break up means that two people who were boyfriend and girlfriend, or husband and wife, decide not to be a couple anymore. They stop having a romantic relationship and go back to living their lives separately, even if they might still be friends.

The wizard couple broke up after one of them forgot their anniversary spell three years in a row.

The pencil tried to break up with the eraser, but the eraser just wiped the whole speech away.

The ketchup and fries tried to break up, but the fries kept dipping back into the relationship.

The two penguins decided not to break up, because waddling alone just looked too silly.

The peanut butter tried to break up with the jelly, but every sandwich in the world started crying.

Anna and Tom sit on a bench near a lake. Tom says, "We break up." Anna cries, "Do you want to break up now?" Tom nods, "Yes, we break up." She takes off his ring and thinks, "We break up for real." She says, "We break up." He walks away; she breathes and smiles.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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