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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The Furies had delivered a message from Hades, one designed to drive a wedge between father and daughter.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Whatever happened to drive a wedge between the women, Liz has always known Jess to be a loving, conscientious mother, albeit one suspicious of Western medicine who refuses to vaccinate her three kids.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Putin is in India to expand military and economic ties between Moscow and New Delhi, as President Donald Trump tries to drive a wedge between them.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Democrats see the issue as a way to drive a wedge between the president and his supporters.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Whatever happened to drive a wedge between the women, Liz has always known Jess to be a loving, conscientious mother, albeit one suspicious of Western medicine who refuses to vaccinate her three kids.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Putin is in India to expand military and economic ties between Moscow and New Delhi, as President Donald Trump tries to drive a wedge between them.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Democrats see the issue as a way to drive a wedge between the president and his supporters.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
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