come between

verb

1. intr, preposition to cause the estrangement or separation of (two people)

   nothing could come between the two lovers

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

The narrative is just understated enough to also let us see that Angie isn’t only fighting people she’s known intimately for years, but an unequal society that allows the increasingly impossible dream of homeownership to come between loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Afterwards her brother would then try to come between Stocks and her when he could, Oxford Crown Court heard.

From BBC

Gould demonstrated that recording technology need not come between artists and their listeners; in fact, it could enhance their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

Nothing was going to come between us.

From Los Angeles Times