绝裾而去jué jū ér qù

part from sb by tearing one’s robe—be determined to leave
❍ 温公 （峤） 初受刘司空（琨）使劝进。母崔氏固驻之，峤～。(刘义庆《世说新语·尤悔》) When Wen Qiao first accepted the commission of the director of works,Liu Kun,to persuade Emperor Yuan to ascend the throne,his mother,Lady Cui,steadfastly clung to him and held him back,so that Qiao finally parted from her only by tearing his robe.

• in front of
• -ing
• in general
• in good time
• in groups
• in hand
• in harmony
• in harmony with
• initial
• initially
• initiative
• initiator
• injure
• injured
• injured woman
• injury
• inland
• in line
• in line with
• in many cases
• in memory of
• in mind
• in most cases
• in need
• in need of