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

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

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

A story was direct and simple, allowing nothing to come between herself and her reader—no intermediaries with their private ambitions or incompetence, no pressures of time, no limits on resources.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan