to escape

to separate from the main group

to escape from restraint or captivity

She managed to break away from him and run

to detach oneself from, and move ahead of, the main group, e.g. in a race

(often + from) to make a deliberate effort to escape from the restrictions of a tradition, or the influence of a person or group

I'm afraid I couldn't break away from the habit of fulsome adulation and suddenly change my style — Saki