Idiom
parting of the ways
Meaning
a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We had a disagreement and reached a parting of the ways.”
“After years of working together, the business partners reached a parting of the ways due to their different visions for the company.”
“Following a fundamental shift in their core values, the two long-term allies reached a definitive parting of the ways, effectively ending their political partnership.”
Examples
simple
“We had a disagreement and reached a parting of the ways.”
contextual
“After years of working together, the business partners reached a parting of the ways due to their different visions for the company.”
complex
“Following a fundamental shift in their core values, the two long-term allies reached a definitive parting of the ways, effectively ending their political partnership.”
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