break someone
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Carl Chegwin, whose mother also received the text, said he was left upset by the out-of-the-blue message which "was enough to break someone".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022
With everyone coming back from spring break, someone was bound to bring the disease back.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2020
“During a break, someone told Basie that I played, and he summoned me up on stage. I was only 12, but playing for Basie before that crowd really fired my interest.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2016
It's much more fun to figure out how to break someone as a comedy star than to do their 35th movie.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2013
He said, Having a broken heart is no excuse to break someone else’s.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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