branch out
— phrasal verb with branch uk/brɑːntʃ/us/bræntʃ/verb [ I ]
to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job:
This designer has recently branched out into children's wear.
After a couple of years working for other people, she branched out on her own (= started her own business).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become
- begin
- break into sth
- bring
- export
- go ahead
- ground
- initiator
- instate
- introduce
- kick
- kick in
- kick-start
- strike
- touch sth off
- train
- trigger
- wade in
- weave
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