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part company

Idioms  
  1. Go separate ways; also, disagree about something. For example, After they reached the park Jeff and Jane parted company, or They parted company on their views of foreign policy. [Early 1700s]


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Tomlin spent the better part of the month engulfed in speculation as to whether or not he and Pittsburgh were ready to part company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

Where I would probably part company a little bit with Joe is that it's of course the defendant's lawyers' desire to taint the jury pool.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2023

Charges may well follow against the co-conspirators, some of whom could choose to part company with Trump and cooperate with the government.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

Foley said it was a “difficult decision” to part company with O’Neil but that “it has been made with great consideration to best position ourselves ahead of the coming season.”

From Washington Times Jun. 19, 2023

A few of the books had been shaken roughly enough to part company with their covers, and sundry pages littered the floor.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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