break a connection
break a tie
break a link

He was in our range by the time we broke the link.

She broke the link before he could make any reply.

The idea was both to get competence and to break the link with money.

He did not like to break the link with his fellow heroes.

The G7 leaders agreed to work together to break the link between oil consumption and economic growth.

The original may be moved to another place in the file system, without breaking the link.

"If I am unable to break the link, you must bring me back."

Russia needs new leaders who can break the link with those of the 1990s.

And even now, with the first officer reportedly out of danger, she still could not break the link.

That is, to break the link between living in expensive neighborhoods and having good public schools.