break faith with

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break faith with something/somebody (formal)

to stop supporting an idea or person, especially by not doing what you promised to do She claims that the government has broken faith with teachers by failing to give additional funds to education.

See also: break, faith

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Yet, Lucille, unless you break faith with me I make no complaint. The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context At length her senses began slowly to come back to her, and then, rather than break faith with the Prince of Persia by consenting to such a marriage, she determined to feign madness. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context He knew that there was no calculated coquetry in her words; she was fighting her fate as he had fought his, and clinging desperately to her resolve that they should not break faith with the people who trusted them. The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context			brave brave out bread bread always falls on the buttered side bread and butter bread and circuses bread and water Bread is the staff of life bread-and-butter letter break break a code break a habit break a law Break a leg! break a record break a story break against break away break back break balls break bread break bread with break camp break down break even break faith with break fall break for break free break ground break heart break in break into break into a gallop Break it up! break loose break loose from break neck break new ground break of break off break on break open break out break out in a cold sweat break out in a rash break out in tears and break in tears break out with break over break ranks break silence			break even break even break even break even Break even analysis Break even analysis Break Even Chart Break Even Charts Break Even Equation Break Even Equations Break Even Graph Break Even Graphs Break even point Break even point Break even point Break even point Break Even Points Break Even Points Break Even Points Break Even Sales Break Even Tax Rate Break Even Tax Rates Break Even Time Break Even Times Break Even Yield Break Even Yields Break Exclusion Requirements break faith break faith break faith break faith with Break fall break fealty Break Fee break feeding Break Fees break for break for color break for color Break For Lunch Break for the Border break forth Break Forward Break Forwards break free Break Free Industries Break Free Ministries break frequency break fresh ground break fresh ground break fresh ground break fresh ground break from prison Break Glass Switch Break Glass Unit break ground break ground break ground break ground break ground break ground

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