Detach (someone or something) from (someone or something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-07-31 04:07

Meaning of Detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

Detach (someone or something) from (someone or something) phrase

To take someone/something away from someone/something else that it is connected to.

The remote control didn't work because someone detached the batteries from it.

By detaching the infected from the community, we can gradually stop the spread of the disease.

The war detached my grandpa and my grandma, but it couldn't stop their affection for each other.

Other phrases about:

clean out

1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy

2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

come unstuck

1. To fail completely

2. To become separated from something that was stuck to

cut from (something)

1. To remove something from something else by cutting

2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster

3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Bcareful to avoid losing important things or getting rid of them by mistake while disposing of worthless ones.
split (something) down the middle

Used when you want something to be divided or split into two equal parts

Grammar and Usage of Detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

Verb Forms

  • detached (someone or something) from (someone or something)
  • detaching (someone or something) from (someone or something)

The verb "detach" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

The origin of this phrase is not clear.

 

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the straw that broke the donkey's back

Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail

Example:

Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him

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