break away

verb

1. 1

   break off (a piece from a whole)

   Her tooth chipped

2. 2

   move away or escape suddenly

   The horses broke from the stable

   Three inmates broke jail

3. 3

   flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

   If you see this man, run!

   The burglars escaped before the police showed up

4. 4

   withdraw from an organization or communion

   After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away

5. 5

   interrupt a continued activity

   She had broken with the traditional patterns