deal-breaker
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- noun
- /ˈdiːlˌbreɪkər/
- Informal
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factor decisivo
- Didn't he once say that cheating was a deal breaker for him?
Do you think it would have been a deal breaker if I didn't like Milo?
- Do you think it would have been a deal breaker if I didn't like Milo?
- That, to me, should have been a deal breaker when you were courting this woman.
- I don't think that there's anything that's inherently like a deal breaker about your partner's finances.
- If you're going to invest in Oregon, would that be a deal breaker?
- I don't think cheating is a is a deal breaker.
- Because for us on this podcast right now, that is a deal breaker.
- And I've decided after I put this episode together that this is just a deal breaker for me.
- He says you, you, you got to just figure out at which point it's a deal breaker for you.
- So I was just wondering if you had any deal Breakers, like if you had any, Like for example, do you have like a restriction on an age gap?
Examples
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Honey, that's a deal breaker for me.
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I was surprised that it wasn't more of a deal breaker than it was perceived as.
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Next one is what is a deal breaker for guys?
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It's a real deal-breaker for me.
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This is a deal-breaker for us.
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I am responsible for making sure my own deal breakers are met.
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OK, so it would be a deal breaker because that makes you unhappy, right?
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No, that's a deal breaker.
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And when we talk about something being a deal breaker, we mean, you know, we won't put up with that kind of behavior now.
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A lack of communication can often be a deal-breaker in relationships.
Synonyms
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5.0
Something that makes a person lose interest or feel dislike
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9.9
A reason not to recommend someone or something
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Etymology
Deal-breaker comes from two common words: deal meaning 'an agreement' and breaker meaning 'something that breaks'. So a deal-breaker is an issue that 'breaks' the deal, which is why it makes someone reject an offer or a relationship.