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break away

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break away (from someone/something)
1. to escape. George's excited horse broke away and ran off into the field.
2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn't going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain. We're trying to break away from the idea that men should not be affectionate with their children.
See also: away, break
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The close-packed hay did not once break away off her fork.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Hunt saw his men, one after another, break away, until but five remained to bear him company.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Man's desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy within his gates; and it keeps watch over him, vigilant always in the interests of its master to crush any half-formed desire to break away from the herd.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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