if a part of something breaks away from the rest, it becomes separated from it
to escape from a person, place, or situation
to leave a political party or other group, especially in order to start another one
Anna tried to break away, but he held her tight.
Maybe this would be the thing that finally got her to break away from Sherrie.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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