branch out

verb

1. intr, adverboften foll byinto to expand or extend one's interests

   our business has branched out into computers now

Idioms and Phrases

Separate into subdivisions; strike off in a new direction. For example, Our software business is branching out into more interactive products , or Bill doesn't want to concentrate on just one field; he wants to branch out more . This term alludes to the growth habits of a tree's limbs. [Early 1700s] Also see branch off .