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

“I resolve to use this pen, and often: to write to the Swanburne girls and to Cecily, to Miss Mortimer and Mrs. Apple, to Dr. Westminster and even Mrs. Worthington, and to all the other people who are important to me, and to not let time and miles come between true friends.”

From Literature

“And I don’t think I’ve ever said this in so many words, but I did think to myself that once Hamilton was dead, she had him to herself. Nobody would get to come between her and him ever again.”

From Slate

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

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

Put the kettle on and pop some bread in the toaster because there's lot of campaigning to come between now and 23:00 BST.

From BBC