drive a wedge between
idiom
: to cause disagreement or anger between (people who had been friendly before)
A fight over their parents' estate drove a wedge between the brothers.
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Putin and Xi’s Unholy Alliance Why the West won’t be able to drive a wedge between Russia and China.
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Pawel Zerka, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Broadly, the campaigns aimed to drive a wedge between Palestinians and Black Americans, says Miriyam Aouragh, an anthropologist at the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 6 June 2024
Western officials cannot wish this axis away, hoping in vain that the Kremlin bridles at its vassalage to Zhongnanhai or making futile attempts to drive a wedge between the two powers.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Besides fostering camaraderie between age groups, this also helps your workers realize that their differences don’t always have to drive a wedge between them.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Jason Alexander tried to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Social media continues to drive a wedge between people with divergent points of view.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Russian and Chinese propagandists are amplifying these messages to drive a wedge between Washington and the developing world.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
That could open a potentially major opportunity for Xi, whose close ties with Putin and refusal to condemn his invasion have damaged China’s relationship with Europe and set back its longtime bid to drive a wedge between Europe and the United States.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
Pawel Zerka, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Broadly, the campaigns aimed to drive a wedge between Palestinians and Black Americans, says Miriyam Aouragh, an anthropologist at the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 6 June 2024
Western officials cannot wish this axis away, hoping in vain that the Kremlin bridles at its vassalage to Zhongnanhai or making futile attempts to drive a wedge between the two powers.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Besides fostering camaraderie between age groups, this also helps your workers realize that their differences don’t always have to drive a wedge between them.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Jason Alexander tried to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Social media continues to drive a wedge between people with divergent points of view.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Russian and Chinese propagandists are amplifying these messages to drive a wedge between Washington and the developing world.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
That could open a potentially major opportunity for Xi, whose close ties with Putin and refusal to condemn his invasion have damaged China’s relationship with Europe and set back its longtime bid to drive a wedge between Europe and the United States.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
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