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branch out

phrasal verb with branch
 
/brɑːntʃ/
 
US  /bræntʃ/ verb [I]

Definition

to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job: This designer has recently branched out into children's wear. After a couple of years working for other people, she branched out on her own (= started her own business).Starting and beginningStarting againStarting, succeeding and failing in business
(Definition of branch out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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