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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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.
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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
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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