drive a wedge between someone and someone

drive a wedge between (someone or something)

To cause discord between two people or things. I used to be close friends with Tiffany, but once she started dating my ex-boyfriend, it really drove a wedge between us.

drive a wedge between someone and someone

COMMON If someone or something drives a wedge between people who are close, they cause bad feelings between them and this causes the relationship to fail. This was all part of his plan to separate me from my daughter and drive a wedge between us. His aim was to destabilize the country by driving a wedge between the people and their government.

See also: and, between, drive, someone, wedge

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

drive a wedge between
drive a wedge between (someone or something)
drive a wedge between A and B
wedge
come into conflict
conflict
beat a (hasty) retreat
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
hasty

词组	drive a wedge between someone and someone
释义	drive a wedge between someone and someone drive a wedge between (someone or something) To cause discord between two people or things. I used to be close friends with Tiffany, but once she started dating my ex-boyfriend, it really drove a wedge between us. See also: between, drive, wedge Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. drive a wedge between someone and someone COMMON If someone or something drives a wedge between people who are close, they cause bad feelings between them and this causes the relationship to fail. This was all part of his plan to separate me from my daughter and drive a wedge between us. His aim was to destabilize the country by driving a wedge between the people and their government. See also: and, between, drive, someone, wedge Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: drive a wedge between drive a wedge between (someone or something) drive a wedge between A and B wedge come into conflict conflict beat a (hasty) retreat beat a hasty retreat beat a retreat hasty
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