detach

Related to detach: detached retina

detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

To separate someone or something from its connection to someone or something else. This phrase can be used literally or figuratively. I detached the broken shutters from the house. When the teacher realized that I was the one talking, she detached me from the rest of my classmates for a scolding.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

detach someone or something from someone or something

to separate or disconnect someone or something from someone or something. The high command detached Wallace from his platoon. The technician detached the sensors from Harry's chest.
See also: detach
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • bird has flown, the
  • bear off from (someone or something)
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
42 Sea Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 0JU, which is a detached house, sold for [pounds sterling]735,000 on February 7
This was one of the most expensive houses sold on Merseyside - read the full list; The top two came with price tags of over [pounds sterling]1 million
6 Buddon Lane, Quorn, LE12 8AA, which is a detached house, sold for PS1,400,000 on Feb 08.
High and low house prices revealed; Quorn had the priciest sale
Park Farm, Birmingham Road, Henley-In-Arden, Stratford-On-Avon, B95 5QB, which is a detached house, sold for [pounds sterling]3,300,000 on October 9th.
Revealed: The most and least expensive house sales in October; The cheapest was a flat in Stoke, with the dearest a house in Earlsdon
ALFREDA ROAD, CARDIFF: PS650,000 This four-bedroom detached property sold on the second day of the month.
MOST - AND LEAST - EXPENSIVE HOMES SOLD IN WALES
TREVITHICK CLOSE, EAGLESCLIFFE This detached house sold for PS270,000.
SPEND OR SAVE
96 Tiddington Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7BA, which is a detached house, sold for PS970,000 on June 13.
The most and least expensive homes in Coventry and Warks
The site comes with planning permission for a substantial two storeys, four bedrooms, 4,500 sq ft detached property.
Hammer time for homes in bargain auction; houses and land to be sold in rugby club event
In initial experiments, 10 pM exogenous ABA significantly inhibit the growth of detached leaves of wild type (Columbia) Arabidopsis.
Effects of exogenous abscisic acid on indole-3-acetic acid-induced leaf growth in Arabidopsis thaliana
The man was using the application non-stop and after experiencing flashes had to undergo medical emergency treatment when his left retina had become detached.
Too Much Texting Could Blind Your Partner
SELLING POINTS: A traditional three bedroomed bay fronted detached residence situated in a well regarded residential location.
HOT PROPERTY
BRENDAN CLOSE Guide price: pounds 424,950 Agent: First Choice Property Centre Tel: 01675 466793 A large detached family residence situated in a sought-after location close to local amenities and within walking distance of the local secondary school.
SIX OF THE BEST
In 2009, 42% of the population in the EU lived in an apartment, 34% in a detached house, and 23% in a semi-detached or terraced house.
HOUSING : CONDITIONS VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS EU
Cefn-y-Grug, or Ridge of Heather, is a small development offering just 19 detached and semi-detached new homes on the edge of the beautiful village of Llandegla.
New prime location
BRUCE Hill Manor is an exclusive development of 25 superb four bedroom detached and three bedroom semi detached homes set on an elevated site on the edge of the Bustling Town of Arvagh.
IRISH DAILY Mirror PROPERTY IRELAND: BRUCE HILL MANOR, ARVA, CO. CAVAN; FROM EUR158,000 TO EUR210,000