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

Nearly a dozen ski resorts sit within 100 miles of Denver, so if you come between December and March, pack some gear in case you’re spontaneously gripped by the need to shred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 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

“We always knew what each other was thinking. I might not have thought he was right, but nothing could come between us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2023

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

But the vapour of a limekiln would come between me and them, disordering them all, and it was through the vapour at last that I saw two men looking at me.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens