break one up
Example Sentences
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Most of us do not understand what an atom is, and what it means to break one up passes the farthest reach of our imaginations; all we know is what the authorities say.
From Christianity and Progress by Fosdick, Harry Emerson
It takes a tremendous influence and an unusual situation to break one up and make him an essentially different man after maturity.
From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by Pyle, William Henry
