grow away from

grow away from (someone or something)

1. Literally, to grow and move away from something. Wow, those bushes have really grown away from each other since we bought the place.
2. To experience a lessening of emotional intimacy in a relationship over time. Of course I still care about Ed—we've just grown away from each other over the years. We hardly even talk anymore.
3. To become less dependent on someone. I knew the kids would grow away from us, but I guess I just didn't expect it to happen so soon.
See also: away, grow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

grow away from someone

[for someone] to become less intimate with someone; [for someone] to become independent of someone gradually. She has grown away from her husband over the years. We expect our children to grow away from us.
See also: away, grow

grow away from something

[for something] to move away from something as it grows. The tree grew away from the house—thank heavens. See if you can train the vine to grow away from the fence.
See also: away, grow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • draw away
  • draw away from (someone or something)
  • drag away
  • drag (someone or something) away
  • drag (someone or something) away from (something)
  • drift away
  • drain away
  • come away
  • do away with
  • do away with (someone, something, or oneself)
References in classic literature
Alexandrus husband of lovely Helen had hit it with an arrow just on the top of its head where the mane begins to grow away from the skull, a very deadly place.
Iliad
PayPal (PYPL) continues to grow away from eBay (EBAY), mitigating concentration along with way, Jefferies analyst John Hecht tells investors in a research note.
PayPal continues to grow away from eBay, says Jefferies
A better choice would be smaller, rounded, woody-stemmed plants, but be certain to give them enough space above and below ground to grow away from the building."
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The new Islamic finance initiative forms part of plans by Qatar to diversify its economy and grow away from its neighbours, four of which imposed a blockade on its borders and airspace last year.
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"For the most part, we're trying to get things started, take advantage of the extra time we have and we want to grow away from basically what happened a year ago, the 3-13 season," the former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator said.
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Alison adds: "My mum told me not long before she died that when I went off to drama school in London - we were a close family and no-one had ever done this before - she turned to my dad at the railway station and said 'I hope she doesn't grow away from us.' "Even as I say it now, it just chokes me up.
"Sometimes it's like she died [...]; ALISON STEADMAN SHARES MEMORIES OF HER BELOVED MOTHER WITH marion mcmullen AS MARIE CURIE BEGINS ITS DAFFODIL APPEAL
"My mum told me not long before she died that when I went off to drama school in London - and we were a close family and no-one had ever done this before - that she turned to my dad at the railway station and said 'I hope she doesn't grow away from us.' "Even as I say it now, it just chokes me up.
"Sometimes it's like she died yesterday and l'll think Mum...! miss you; ALISON STEADMAN SHARES MEMORIES OF HER BELOVED MOTHER WITH marion mcmullen AS MARIE CURIE BEGINS ITS DAFFODIL APPEAL
But they don't stand up well to a vigorous clean, so choose ones that grow away from main roads and above knee height.
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"It has taken us a long while to grow away from that there's a lot further to grow yet.
Someone took my cat, drowned it and left it in a bag in my garden saying 'you f*****g lesbian' .. I don't know if I ever got over that; ORDEAL COMIC TARGETED BY HOMOPHOBIC THUGS Chewin' the Fat star Karen reveals her anguish over gay hate abuse
While talking to the Elle US magazine, the 23-year-old star said that there are actresses who have emerged in the last couple of years, and got to emerge as a complete human being, and she feels so jealous that they got to grow away from the spotlight.
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A deal for the AXA assets could boost Protective's life operations, while helping it grow away from the less manageable variable annuity business, Reuters cited Raymond James' analyst Steven Schwartz as saying.
Protective Life seen top candidate to buy AXA US operations
Although communication tools keep increasing more and more and communication has become easier and faster, ironically, people get lonelier and grow away from normality.
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Cut approximately a third of the branch and cut back to just above an outward facing bud, this bud will produce a side shoot in the spring which will grow away from the centre of the tree.
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Because however far our little boys might grow away from us in life they never, ever leave our hearts.
A son's love never dies.