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Idiom idiom

branch off


To diverge into two or more separate paths.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The path will branch off near the old oak tree.

CONTEXTUAL

Follow the main road for two miles, then branch off onto the smaller dirt path to reach the cabin.

COMPLEX

As the river approached the delta, it began to branch off into numerous narrow streams that eventually emptied into the vast ocean.


Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    branch out

    To expand one's interests or activities in a new direction.

  2. 02

    fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch

    To become extremely unattractive.

Last updated August 10, 2026