What is the difference?
Is there any difference between the phrasal verb "break up" and the collocation "part company" ? Both of them means "end a relationship", isn't it?
Which is more common?
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"Break up" can have a couple of other meanings, and the register is common, everyday speech.
"Part company" has a more formal tone.
You should be able to use both of these equally well, depending on the context.
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"Break up" is used when a friendship, especially a romantic one, ends.
"Part company" is used in less personal situation. You "part company" with an employer, for instance.
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"Break up" would be more commonly used, I've never actually heard someone use the phrase "part company" in regular conversation. "Break up" can be used to describe any type of relationship coming to an end, friendship or romantic.
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