abrupt /ə-bruptˈ/

1. Sudden
2. Unexpected
3. Precipitous
4. Steep
5. Passing with sudden transitions, disjointed
6. (of manners) short or rude
7. Truncated
8. As if broken off

An abyss

abrupˈtion /-shən/ noun

A breaking off

• in the same boat
• in the same breath
• in the same canoe
• in the scud
• in the seventh heaven
• in the shade
• in the shape of
• in the shit
• in the short run
• in the slightest
• in the smallest
• in the soup
• in the swim
• in the teeth of
• in the teeth of the wind
• in the thick of
• in the throes
• in the top flight
• in the twinkle of an eye
• in the twinkling of an eye
• in the wake of
• in the way of
• in the wind
• in the wind's eye
• in the wings