branch off

Idioms  

1. Diverge, subdivide, as in It's the house on the left, just after the road branches off, or English and Dutch branched off from an older parent language, West Germanic. This term alludes to a tree's growth pattern, in which branches grow in separate directions from the main trunk. [Second half of 1800s] Also see branch out.

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Example Sentences

When road crews came across the lead pipes that branch off and serve individual homes, they only replaced a short piece near the water main with copper.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023

She watches Griffiths direct a scene in which Briney and Kaufman branch off from the group for a heart-to-heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023

"I think fanfiction as an outlet is just like a branch off of creativity and creative writing as an outlet," she said.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

“We've really lacked tools like that up to now,” says Redmond, who in the past backed sponges as the earliest animal to branch off.

From Science Magazine • May 17, 2023

He tried lifting the branch off him, but it was too large and too heavy with snow and ice.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer