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

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come between

There’s little mystery about what has come between Trump’s ambition and the real world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Profits are expected to come between 2028 and 2030.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

If I had dared, I would have gone after him and tried to bridge the terrible gap that had come between him and us.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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