go separate ways

phrase

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.

Examples of go separate ways in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Blue Jackets will go separate ways for the next couple of weeks. — 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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