drive a wedge between

idiom

: to cause disagreement or anger between (people who had been friendly before)

A fight over their parents' estate drove a wedge between the brothers.

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But marketers should do their best not to further drive a wedge between people. —

Monica Alvarez-Mitchell, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Government policies that drive a wedge between parents and their children are wrong. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Differing values or beliefs: Significant differences in values or beliefs—whether religious, cultural, political, or other— can lead to conflicts that drive a wedge between parents and children. —

Fiona Tapp, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024 In recent years, the Russian government has also been using the history of the Second World War and its aftermath to drive a wedge between locals and the government in Oslo. —

Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drive a wedge between

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