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1.1Escape from the control of a person, group, or practice.
‘an attempt to break away from the elitism that has dominated the book trade’
‘‘But I don't want to break away from the convention,’ says Ms. Nair.’
‘She said the problem had its roots in teenagers, some of whom might have problems at home, trying to break away from parental control.’
‘It provides knowledge, motivation and, most of all, an opportunity for poor people to break away from poverty.’
‘These larger First Division clubs now want to break away to negotiate a separate TV deal.’
‘After the February Revolution the Church saw an opportunity to break away from state control without sacrificing the privileges which cooperation with the state had obtained.’
‘Girls had to break away from the bonds of home and family to be free to do what they wanted.’
‘Leading ex-ministers began to contemplate breaking away from Labour to form a new party.’
‘And while alcohol remains the most damaging to society, there has been an increase in people using extreme drugs to break away from reality in new ways.’
‘Refusing to negotiate with the rebels who are fighting to break away from Russia, Putin has embarked on a ‘hear no evil, see no evil’ strategy.’
‘A larger drug gang had drawn him into the trade and his client was threatened with violence if he attempted to break away.’
leave, secede from, break with, split with, split off from, separate from, separate oneself from, detach oneself from, part company with, disaffiliate from, defect from, desert