to dump (someone) meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to dump (someone)" idiom? Please give me some examples!

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Dumping your boyfriend can be a liberating experience.
Being dumped by your boyfriend can be a sad and shocking experience. - passive construction
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

This idiom has a feeling of abrupt and/or a rude ending to a relationship.  You are comparing someone to garbage as a person usually dumps garbage not other people.
This idiom is very informal.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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"Why are you so sad?", asks Henry.
"Well, I thought everything was going well with my girlfriend.", replies Ryan
"Things were not going well, then?", asks Henry.
"I guess not.  Without any warning, my girlfriend dumped me.", exclaims Ryan.

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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Juan and Lisa have been dating for the past year.  Their relationship is casual.  Because their relationship is not serious, Lisa has started seeing another man.  Lisa has fallen in love with the other man.  Therefore, she needs to...

dump Juan.

Lisa will end her relationship with Juan in an abrupt way.

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to dump (someone)"

the circumstance where you end a (usually romantic) relationship
 

"to be dumped (by someone)" - passive construction

the circumstance where the other person ends a (usually romantic) relationship
 

Synonyms:
desert, discard, discontinue, disengage, ditch, dump, end, extricate, free, finish, leave, over, quit, separate, sever, stop, sunder, through, unentangle, withdraw
 
 
This woman is literally being dumped. - - - - ->