part company

Idioms & Phrases

part company

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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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