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

Other clips show Bryan climbing over the barbed-wire top of the fence and Adcock standing back as security personnel come between them.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

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

That will come between a campaign stop in New Hampshire and a possible trip to the Iowa State Fair.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

“Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan