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やくそくをやぶる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
1. to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
Alt. forms
約やく束そくを破やぶる
97%
約やく束そくをやぶる
2%
やくそくをやぶる
Conjugations...Used in: 2
Composed of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
Examples (22 in total)
He broke his promise.
It is not good to break a promise.
You ought not to break your promise.
He never breaks his promises.
Mr. Yoshida never breaks his promise.
It is not good for you to break your promise.
A man who breaks his promises cannot be trusted.
She cannot have broken her promise.
He seldom breaks his promise.
Tom seldom breaks his promise.
As is often the case with her, she broke her promise.
What do you think made him break his promise?
Forgive me for breaking my promise.
I can't blame you for breaking your promise.
He must be condemned for breaking his promise.
He forgave me breaking my promise.
He often breaks his word, but I like him all the same.
These are not sufficient reasons for breaking the promise.
My cousin isn't the kind of person who'd ever break a promise.
Every student trusts Mr Akai because he never breaks his word.
You can trust that I will never break my promise.
Nothing offends people worse than broken promises.