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What does "break up on me" mean?

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Rebecca

"Breaking up on me" in this song means that the phone is starting to cut out, making it hard to hear the person on the other line. When someone is "breaking up" on the phone, you usually hear static, crackling noises and can't hear the person speaking clearly. Ex: It's really hard to hear you, I think you are breaking up on me. Ex: The phone call was breaking up on me. I could barely hear her.

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