break away

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break away
run away, escape; disconnect, cut off ties, isolate oneself

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break away

Verb
1. break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
(synonym) chip, chip off, come off, break off
(hypernym) separate, divide, part
(hyponym) peel off, peel, flake off, flake
2. move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
(synonym) break, break out
(hypernym) escape, get away, break loose
(verb-group) break
3. interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
(synonym) break
(hypernym) separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
4. withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
(synonym) secede, splinter
(hypernym) separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
(derivation) breakaway, breaking away
5. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
(synonym) run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
(hyponym) flee, fly, take flight


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break away
move away, go away from, stop doing or using She tried to break away when the cult leader asked for her savings.

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未能免俗
wei4 neng2 mian3 su2
Unable to break away from the conventions.
It is necessary to follow the worldly ways.