go separate ways
idiom
1
: to end a relationship
After 20 years of marriage, they decided to go their separate ways.
2
: to go in different directions after being together
After dinner we went our separate ways.
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The Blue Jackets will go separate ways for the next couple of weeks.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
For a while there, unbeknown to all but a few, there was a danger that hit country-pop duo Dan + Shay might go separate ways.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
An increasingly popular strategy is to have visitors and the faithful go separate ways – with services held in discrete places, visits barred at worship times, or altogether different entry queues.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
For a while there, unbeknown to all but a few, there was a danger that hit country-pop duo Dan + Shay might go separate ways.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
An increasingly popular strategy is to have visitors and the faithful go separate ways – with services held in discrete places, visits barred at worship times, or altogether different entry queues.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
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“Go separate ways.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20separate%20ways. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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