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break away
verb
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What it means

  1. verb interrupt a continued activity
    “She had broken with the traditional patterns”
  2. verb move away or escape suddenly
    “The horses broke from the stable”
  3. verb withdraw from an organization or communion
    “After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away”
  4. verb break off (a piece from a whole)
    “Her tooth chipped”
  5. verb flee
    “If you see this man, run!”