come between

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to cause the estrangement or separation of (two people)

   nothing could come between the two lovers

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come between Idioms  

1. Divide, cause to be antagonized, as in I wouldn't want to come between husband and wife. This idiom transfers the literal meaning of the phrase, “to intervene” (as in Volume 6 should come between Volumes 5 and 7), to figurative interference.

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Example Sentences

Results from a late-stage study could come between 2027 and 2028 and approval a year later, suggesting tilrekimig could hurt Dupixent sales in the final years before its patents expire, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I wish she had been direct ahead of time about her worry that the money might come between them and set a clear deadline for repayment.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025

Afterwards her brother would then try to come between Stocks and her when he could, Oxford Crown Court heard.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Gould demonstrated that recording technology need not come between artists and their listeners; in fact, it could enhance their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

She was food at her husband, and she realized that she had come between him and hh friend.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White