break away

Idioms  

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 .

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Example Sentences

He was fired from the party but managed to rejoin before breaking away from the movement over policy differences, including the nationalists’ decision to join an alliance with Erdogan’s party.

From Washington Times

He had garnered around 30% of the votes, but later broke away from the party.

From Seattle Times

Biden is wooing moderate Republicans in the debt ceiling standoff, trying to convince them to break away from Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

From New York Times

My uppermost interest in the British monarchy is to see Australia break away and become a republic!

From New York Times

Mr. Nichols broke away and ran toward his home, but the officers caught up to him and beat, kicked and punched him, even as he screamed in pain for his mother.

From New York Times