break away
 break away [  phrasal verb  ]
  1 : to get away from someone or something especially by using force or effort
   Large pieces of the rock ledge have broken away. [=broken free]
   — usually + from
   He broke away [=broke free/loose] from his captors and escaped.
   She broke away [=pulled away] from the other runners to win the race.
  
   — often used figuratively
   The company has broken away from the competition.
   young people breaking away from traditional values
  
  2 : to separate or become separate from a larger group, country, etc.
   Three members of the band broke away and formed their own group.
   — usually + from
   a faction that has broken away from the main political party
   see also breakaway
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 Main Entry: break