break away (from something)

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• break away from something — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain …   New idioms dictionary

• break away from someone — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain …   New idioms dictionary

• break away from — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain …   New idioms dictionary

• break away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away. [V P from n] I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall... [V P] Willie Hamilton broke away early in the race. Syn: cut …   English dictionary

• break away — (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain. We re… …   New idioms dictionary

• break away — verb 1. move away or escape suddenly (Freq. 2) The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out this prison is high security • Syn: ↑break, ↑break out • Derivationally relat …   Useful english dictionary

• break\ away — • break away • break loose v. phr. To liberate oneself from someone or something. Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong …   Словарь американских идиом

• break away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms break away : present tense I/you/we/they break away he/she/it breaks away present participle breaking away past tense broke away past participle broken away 1) to escape from a person, place, or situation… …   English dictionary

• break away phrasal — verb (I) 1 to leave a group or political party to form another group, usually because of a disagreement (+ from): The Nottingham miners broke away from the NUM to form their own union. 2 to move away from someone or something (+ from): They… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• break away — or[break loose] {v. phr.} To liberate oneself from someone or something. * /Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong./ …   Dictionary of American idioms