break off
v. phr.— «I’m going to find Rossi before the weekend is over and see if he’ll break me off.…Ain’t no way I’m gonna let that easy money get away.» —by Franklin White Money For Good Nov. 15, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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