break away
See also: breakaway
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break away (third-person singular simple present breaks away, present participle breaking away, simple past broke away, past participle broken away)
- To leave suddenly.
- She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away from the church in her teens.
- To become separated, literally or figuratively.
- A chunk of rock broke away from the cliff edge.
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- breakaway (adj)
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to leave suddenly