"break the cycle" meaning in All languages combined

See break the cycle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-break the cycle.ogg [Australia] Forms: breaks the cycle [present, singular, third-person], breaking the cycle [participle, present], broke the cycle [past], broken the cycle [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> the cycle}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: kick the habit
    Sense id: en-break_the_cycle-en-verb-G0oQwJv7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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