Idiom
drive a wedge
Meaning
To separate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Arguments about money drive a wedge between them.”
“His constant criticism of her friends began to drive a wedge between the couple.”
“The politician's divisive rhetoric served only to drive a wedge between the different groups, making any hope of a peaceful compromise seem increasingly unlikely.”
Examples
simple
“Arguments about money drive a wedge between them.”
contextual
“His constant criticism of her friends began to drive a wedge between the couple.”
complex
“The politician's divisive rhetoric served only to drive a wedge between the different groups, making any hope of a peaceful compromise seem increasingly unlikely.”
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