break away

See also: breakaway

English

Verb

break away (third-person singular simple present breaks away, present participle breaking away, simple past broke away, past participle broken away)

  1. to leave suddenly
    She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away from the church in her teens.
  2. to become separated, literally or figuratively
    A chunk of rock broke away from the cliff edge.

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