break away

1. Leave hurriedly, escape, get loose. For example, The boy tried to break away, but his mother held onto his coat , or On the last lap the horse broke away from the pack . [First half of 1500s]

2. Sever connections with a group. For example, It was hard for me to break away from that organization, but I knew it was necessary .

3. Stop doing something, as in She broke away from work long enough to go out for lunch .

Example Sentences

Suzanne joined a group hike to the island's highest peak, Cook's Look, but broke away from the others as she needed to rest.

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Researchers could now study a part of the seabed that had been completely sealed off until the ice broke away, providing a real-time look at how the region was responding to environmental change.

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However, the committee said it welcomed the break away from aligning the minimum wage with the living wage, and recommended "further finessing of the policy application to further help business, and support jobs".

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Sometimes you have to break away from heavy, sodden reality and go straight into joyful idiocy.

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While they were clear that they were not breaking away from the Anglican Communion, they rejected the idea that "Anglican identity is determined necessarily through recognition by the Archbishop of Canterbury".

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