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.

• hinge on something
• history in the making
• hit a brick wall
• hit a home run
• hit and miss
• hit a nerve
• hit a raw nerve
• hit a snag
• hit a wall
• hit back
• hit below the belt
• hit between the eyes
• hitch wagon to
• hitch wagon to someone
• hitch wagon to something
• hitch your wagon to
• hitch your wagon to someone
• hitch your wagon to something
• hit hard
• hit home
• hit it off
• hit it off with
• hit it off with someone
• hit like a ton of bricks
• hit list