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break the cycle
collocation
to manage to prevent a particular series of events, usually harmful ones, from being repeated:
Fear of another anxiety attack causes more anxiety, and getting rid of this fear can help break the cycle.
How do you break a cycle of crime among persistent young offenders?
I'm too tired to see friends, which makes me feel more isolated. Can you help me break this cycle?
Our emphasis is on breaking the cycle of homelessness by making permanent housing available.
Having less muscle means your body will burn fewer calories. Weight training is a way of breaking that cycle by maintaining muscle while you lose weight.
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anti-jamming
avoid
avoidable
avoidably
fireproof
flameproof
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hang
have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom
head off
preclusion
preclusive
prejudice
prevent
preventable
scuttle
smother
suffocate
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