part ways

/pˈɑːt wˈeɪz/

/pˈɑːɹt wˈeɪz/

[phrase]

to part ways

[PHRASE]

to end a relationship with someone; to leave one another

to disagree over something

Examples

1. Either Senator Manchin can be the one who aids and abets voter suppression, or Senator Manchin, like Lyndon Baines Johnson before him, can be the one who decides to part ways with those who would suppress the vote.

2. So once you've decided to part ways with your device, you could throw it in a box like I used to do.

3. As they prepare to part ways, the twins wonder what will happen when they’re reunited.

4. The two business partners had different visions for the company, and eventually decided to part ways because day and night cannot dwell together.