Dear John letter

Dear John letter
a Dear John letter
a letter a woman writes to her boyfriend telling him that she does not love him anymore. •

Bert got a Dear John letter today from Sally. He was devastated.

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{n. phr.} A note or a letter informing one that a romantic relationship or a marriage is over. * /Jane left a "Dear John letter" on the table and went home to live with her parents./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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