break away
— Phrasal Verb with break /breɪk/ verb (past tense broke, past participle broken)Definition
ESCAPE › to suddenly leave or escape from someone who is holding you
LEAVE GROUP › to stop being part of a group because you disagree with them: Some members broke away to form a new political party.
(Definition of break away from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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