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Definition of 'break away'

break away

1. phrasal verb
If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away.
I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall. [VERB PARTICLE + from]
Willie Hamilton broke away early in the race. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you break away from something or someone that restricts you or controls you, you succeed in freeing yourself from them.
Many contemporary designers have tried to break away from classical formal patterns. [VERB PARTICLE + from]
The group broke away from the Labour Party in 1932. [VERB PARTICLE]
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break away in American

to leave suddenly; get away; escape
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Example sentences containing 'break away'

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Maybe this would be the thing that finally got her to break away from Sherrie. Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 7: BLUE MOON (2001)

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Definition of break away from the Collins English Dictionary

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